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Annual report of the Adjutant-General of the state of North Carolina for the year ...

Annual report of the Adjutant-General of the state of North Carolina for the year ...

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ANNUAL REPORT
o* OF THE
ADJUTANT-GENERAL
OF THE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
FOR THE YEAR 1884.
TO THE COMMANDEE-IN-CHIEF.
RALEIGH, N. C.
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ANNUAL, REPORT
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ADJUTANT-GENERAL
OF THE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
FOR THE YEAR 1884.
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1884.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, December 31, 1884.
To His Excellency, Governor Thomas J. Jarvis :
Sir:—I have the honor to submit the following report for the
year 1884:
appendices.
The exhibits appended hereto contain a register of the mili-tary
force of the State, an abstract of the master rolls showing
the actual strength of the force, the Inspector-General's report,
the annual report of the State Ordnance Officer, an account of
the disbursement of the appropriation under the Act of 1883, a
list of the bonds and bondsmen of companies, general and
special orders and circulars issued during the year, reports of the
encampments at the Exposition, the Surgeon-General's report,
and the orders, dispatches, correspondence, and reports relative
to the employment of troops in the Ray and Anderson affair;
all of which I respectfully submit to the consideration of your
Excellency.
STRENGTH of the state guard.
During the year the following companies were disbanded,
under general orders, for failure to comply with the laws and
regulations in force, viz.: Company A, Third Regiment, "Win-
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4 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
ston Light Infantry"; Company K, Second Regiment, "Anson
Veterans"; Company A, First Regiment, "Raleigh Light
Infantry"—three in number, as against fourteen disbanded last
year.
There were several valuable accessions to the Guard. Early
in the year the Edgecombe Guards, the Smithville Guards, the
Haywood Grays, and Dallas Light Infantry completed their
organization and were placed on the rolls. Later on, the
Greenville Guards and the Forsythe Riflemen were organized
and received, making the number of accepted companies, now
constituting the State Guard, twenty-four, or one less than the
statute allows an annual appropriation for.
These companies are well armed and equipped, and in fair
state of discipline. They are capable of performing any reason-able
service that may be required of them both promptly and
effectively. The men are for the most part young, active, public-spirited
gentlemen, who, recognizing the absolute necessity of
obedieiace to the constitutional requirement for a military force
in the State, and being possessed of a becoming State pride, are
willing to give a part of their time and menus to the laudable
purpose of keeping up an efficient State Guard; and they merit
substantial encouragement from the State and from the commu-nities
where the company organizations are located. The useful-ness
of such a force is now universally conceded, and I am glad
to note a decided growth of public sentiment throughout the
State in favor of the maintenance and further improvement of
the State Guard.
This force is formed into four regiments of white troops and
one battalion of colored. The regiments are organized into two
brigades of two regiments each. The aggregate force is 1,002
men, including general, field and staff officers—an increase of
one hundred men over last year.
THE APPROPRIATION.
Under the Act of 18S3, chapter 283, appropriating one hun-dred
and fifty dollars per annum to each company that obeys all
the laws and regulations, &c, I expended during the year 1884
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
the sum of thirty-six hundred dollars—that is, $150 each to 24
companies—leaving $150 uncalled for in the treasury. For a
detailed statement of this disbursement see Exhibit F. The
act allowed appropriations for twenty-five companies; but only
twenty-four were accepted as worthy to receive State aid. This
wise piece of legislation has resulted already in great good to the
Guard ; it was this substantial recognition of the force by the
State government that was absolutely necessary to its perma-nence;
and though the amount allotted to each company is small,
yet it is a considerable help and lightens the burdens upon the
men very materially.
SALES OF ORDNANCE.
While we have taken from the State Treasury, under the Act
of 1883, during the present year, the sum of $3,600 for the sup-port
and maintenance of the Guard, we have, since the begin-ning
of the last fiscal year, placed in the Treasury, to the credit
of this department, the sum of $6,275.80, realized partly from
the sale of old, useless, obsolete, or condemned military property
belonging to the State, such as rifles of old patterns, ammunition
for such arms, and a number of old cannon that were of no use,
and partly from a commutation of some ordnance stores due the
State from the Federal Government, under the Act of 1808,
which appropriates $200,000 annually to the arming and equip-ping
of the militia, North Carolina's quota being about $5,000
a year. A detailed statement of the transactions will be found
in the report of the Ordnance Officer, hereto appended as
Exhibit E. Lieutenant-Colonel Olds was .entrusted with the
duty of making sale of these stores; and I take pleasure in stat-ins;
that he did the work in a creditable and thorouo-hlv satisfac-tory
manner. A considerable part of this fund was expended,
under the directions of your Excellency, in transporting the
State Guard to Raleigh in October, and meeting some of the
expenses of the encampments; but there is still a large sum
remaining to the credit of this department, which may be used
during the coming year for the further improvement and devel-
6 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
opment of the Guard. I would suggest that a part of it be used
for au encampment for instruction for ten (10) days during the
month of July or August, 1885. I repeat my recommendation
of former years that such an encampment should be held. In
no other way can the officers and men acquire a practical knowl-ege
of the duties of soldiers, or become proficient in field tactics.
Many of the States have such encampments every year, and pro-vide
liberally for the expenses of holding them. In every
instance good results have followed. The expense is trifling,
compared to the public benefits derived. Onr troops are well
advanced in the schools of the soldier and the company. The
opportunity afforded by a camp of instruction for exercise in the
school of the battalion, is the one thing needful, in point of drill
and discipline. In the matter of company tactics we have little
more to be desired; but in regimental movements we are lacking
much, and the only hope of improvement is in annual camps of
instruction.
THE LAPSED QUOTA—§23,622.25.
In my annual report for 1880, as in reports previous thereto,
I suggested "that the attention of the Senators and Representa-tives
in Congress from this State be called to the fact that an act
of Congress, entitled 'An act making appropriations for the sup-port
of the army for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1876, and
for other purposes,' ratified March 3d, 1875, provided that so
much of the appropriation for arming and equipping the militia,
between the 1st of January, 1861, and the Oth of April, 1865,
under the Act of April 23d, 1808, 'as would have been used for
the purchase of arms to be distributed to the several States that
were in rebellion, shall be covered into the Treasury of the
United States'; that under this act a charge was raised against
the quota due the State of North Carolina of $23,622.25;
that the Chief of Ordnance has recommended that legislation be
asked of Congress with the view of removing the injustice done
our State, along with two or three others, by its enactment; and
that the restitution of this lapsed quota is very desirable. It
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 7
was lost through the failure of a former administration to make
requisition for the amount due the State, under the act referred
to, within the time prescribed by the statute ; and it should be
recovered, and can be, in all probability, if the proper effort be
made."
In March, 1884, as all efforts to effect anything in the matter
by correspondence had failed, your Excellency directed me to
visit Washington City, and undertake to procure such action in
the War Department and such legislation from Congress as might
be necessary to secure the restoration of this lapsed quota. I
went to Washington, first in February, and agaiu in April.
After ascertaining the exact status of the matter, I got General
Scales to introduce the following bill in the House of Represent-atives,
February 11, 1884:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so
much of section three of an act making appropriations for the
support of the army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes, ap-proved
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, as pro-vides
that so much of the appropriations between January first,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and April ninth, eighteen hun-dred
and sixty-five, under the Act of April twenty-third, eighteen
hundred and eight, herein referred to, as would have been used
for the purchase of arms to be distributed to the several States
that were in rebellion, shall be covered into the Treasury of the
United States, be, and is hereby repealed."
The bill was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs,
who, through General Rosecrans, chairman, submitted the fol-lowing
report:
The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred bill H.
R. 4864, having had, the same under consideration, make the
folloiuing report
:
By the Act of March 3, 1873, Congress provided for payment
to such States as had not been paid the balances of appropria-tions
for arming the militia due them under appropriations there-for
from January, 1861, to April, 1865.
8 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT- GENERAL.
Under the provisions of this act Arkansas, Georgia, Louis-iana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia had received
their balances, when, on March 3, 1875, by a proviso in the ap-propriation
bill, it was ordered that any unpaid balances should
be covered into the Treasnrv.
This left unpaid and due to
—
Alabama $21,196 91
Florida 7,314 99
North Carolina 23,622 25
South Carolina 18,049 53
$70,183 68
It appears that these States, through the ignorance or inad-vertence
of their executives, up to that date had failed to make
application on behalf of their States for what was due them.
The injustice of depriving these States of their dues was
called to the attention of Congress by the Chief of Ordnance in
his annual report of 1877.
The letters of the Honorable Secretary of War and the Chief of
Ordnance responding to the inquiries of this committee signalize
this injustice and recommend Congress to repair it.
Your Committee recommend the following amendment be
added at the end of the bill to complete its provisions, and that
thus amended it do pass, viz.: After the word "repealed," in
line 14, add the words "and out of any moneys in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby directed to pay to those States respectively the amounts
of the balances due them which remained undrawn in conse-quence
of said proviso in the appropriation bill of 1875."
RE< COMMENDATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND CHIEF
OF ORDNANCE.
The letters referred to in the report above set forth are as fol-lows
:
(copy.)
War Department,
Washington City, February 23, 1884.
Sir : T have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th
ins!., enclosing, with request for the views of this Department thereon, a copy
i if H. K. 4S64, "A bill enacting that so much of the act approved March 3d,
" 187"), as provides that so much of the appropriation between January first,
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" 1861, and April 9, 1865, under the Act of April 23, 1808, as would have been
" used for arms, to be distributed to the several States, be covered into the
" Treasury, be, and is hereby repealed."
In reply, I beg to invite attention to the enclosed report upon the subject by
the Chief of Ordnance, dated this day, in which he strongly recommends the
passage of the bill mentioned, and in which recommendation I concur.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
ROBERT T. LINCOLN,
Secretary of War.
Hon. W. S. Rosecrans,
Chairman Committee on Military Affairs,
House of Representatives.
(copy.)
Ordnance Office, War Department,
Washington, D. O, Feb. 23, 1884.
Honorable Secretary of War:
Sir :—I have the honor to return bill H. R. 4864, to repeal a portion of the
Act of March 3d, 1875, &c, and letter from Chairman House Committee on
Military Affairs, and to report—I extract from my annual report of 1877 :
"The following is an extract from 'An act making appropriations, &c, for
the support of the army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, and for other
purposes,' approved March 3, 1875
:
'And provided further, That so much of the appropriations between the first
of January, 1861, and the ninth of April, 1865, under the act of April 23,
1808, herein referred to, as would have been used for the purchase of arms to
be distributed to the several States that were in rebellion, shall be covered into
the Treasury of the United States. (See Act 1875, Chap. 133, Sec. 3, p. 455).
'The effect of this proviso was to render null and void an act approved
March 3, 1873, under which all the States that had been in rebellion were
credited on the books of this office with their respective quotas during the
period mentioned, and arms and equipments were issued to such as made
application, and charged against them accordingly.
' The annulling of its provisions by the above-quoted proviso does injustice
to some of the States interested by an unequal distribution of its benefits, and
it is recommended that further legislation thereon be asked of Congress.
'States which drew all their credits before the passage of the repealing
proviso of 1875
:
Arkansas ; $15,595 63
Georgia 31,252 67
Louisiana 22,299 38
Mississippi 31,116 58
Tennessee 11,094 89
Texas 24,408 82
Virginia 48,404 79
States which failed to draw their credits under the Act of 1873, and which
credits were covered into the Treasury under the proviso of the Act of 1875
:
Alabama $21,196 91
Florida 7,314 99
North Carolina 23,622 25
South Carolina 18,049 53
10 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
The act wliich it is the purpose of this bill to revise was in force exactly
two years, and some of the States interested, through ignorance, probably,
failed to take action during that short period.
It is but simple justice to the States of Alabama, Florida, North and South
Carolina that this bill become a law, and I strongly recommend its passage.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. V. BENET,
Brig.-Gen'l and Chief of Ordnance.
The bill went upon the Calendar of the House, and there
remains, awaiting its turn. I found no opposition to the measure
among those officers of the War Department and members of
Congress with whom I conferred upon the subject ; and I have
hopes that the bill may be taken up and passed by unanimous
consent this winter. As I urged before the Committee on Mili-tary
Affairs, the loss entailed upon North Carolina is a serious
one, and an act of Congress restoring this credit to the State, as
provided by the bill under consideration, would be a measure of
simple justice, and in perfect accord with the fair, equitable and
generous spirit of the Act of 1873.
In this connection, I wish to make my public acknowledge-ments
to General Drum, Adjutant-General of the Army, Gen-eral
Benet, Chief of Ordnance, General Rosecrans, General
Scales, and our Senators and other Representatives, for their
courtesies and assistance rendered in this matter.
EMPLOYMENT OF TROOPS.
In March the company at Asheville, Company B, Third Regi-ment,
was put on active duty, under your orders, upon the call of
Judge Graves, who was at that time holding court in the county of
Henderson. The duty assigned them was to guard the jail at
Asheville, where two prisoners charged with murder, Ed. Ray
and W. A. Anderson, were confined ; and also, the protection ot
these men while they were being conveyed by the sheriff to
Henderson ville jail, under the orders of the Court. The call
was sudden ; but the company responded instantly and dis-charged
the duty imposed upon them in a manner highly cred-
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 11
itable to them as soldiers and citizens. Subsequently, calls for
troops were made by the Sheriffs of Henderson and Mitchell
counties; but the course affairs took rendered it unnecessary to
respond to the calls with troops. A full detailed statement of
the whole matter appears in the Appendix marked Exhibit M,
to which I refer your Excellency.
At the great fire in Goldsboro, the Goldsboro Rifles, respond-ing
to the call of the civil authorities, rendered invaluable ser-vice
in protecting property and preserving order, and placed that
community under lasting obligations. Services of this kind
have been frequently performed by the State Guard, and have
furnished many illustrations of the usefulness of these compa-nies,
outside of strict military duty. In view of such services,
the business men of our towns, it occurs to me, might well afford
to support the Guard liberally, and give them every encourage-ment.
No community is exempt from the possibilities of calam-ity;
none are safe from the torch of the incendiary, or the wild
work of the mob ; and the little that is given to keep up mili-tary
organizations is monev wiselv invested.
ENCAMPMENT.
All the white companies, except the Smithville Guards (who
for special reasons set forth by their captain in a communication
to this department, were unable to attend), twenty-one in num-ber,
aggregating about eight hundred men, were assembled in
Raleigh on September 30th, and participated in the opening
ceremonies of the State Exposition on October 1st. The old
barracks known as Camp Russell were renovated, repaired, put
in good order, and used for quartering the troops. Lieutenant-
Colonel Olds superintended this work, and deserves much credit
for the careful and painstaking manner in which he discharged
the duty. The improvement to the property will prove of last-ing
benefit. For a detailed statement of the work done, I refer
your Excellency to the report of the Ordnance Officer.
The troops were as comfortably quartered, and as well pro-vided
for, as it was in our power, with our very limited means,
12 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTAXT-GEXEKAL.
to make them. We furnished fuel, lights, straw for bedding,
buckets, basins, toweling, &c, the meu feeding themselves at
their own expense. General M. P. Taylor, commanding Second
Brigade, was placed in command of the camp. His report
accompanies this report as Exhibit I. General Taylor performed
the duties imposed upon him in a zealous and conscientious man-ner.
He spared no personal exertions to secure the comfort of
the men ; and deserves our thanks.
The parade on October 1st was the largest and, perhaps,
the most imposing military demonstration ever wituessed in
North Carolina in a time of peace. The thorough organization
of the battalions, the soldierly appearance of the men, their
cheerful obedience to orders, their advanced slate of discipline,
their admirable behaviour in camp and on the line of march, the
ease with which officers handled their commands, were a revela-tion
and a surprise to the public, and combined to win for the
State Guard the admiration of all who beheld them, especially
old army officers. Of course there is much room yet for
improvement; but it is not possible to go nearer the standard
of perfection without the advantages to be derived from annual
camps of instruction, and a more rigid compliance with the
regulations governing the State Guard.
We are under special obligations to Captain E. W. Hayes and
Lieutenant Joseph B. Batchelor, Jr., of the United States Army,
and Captain A. C. Davis, Principal of Davis School, for their
valuable services as judges of the prize drill ; a report of which
is appended as Exhibit N.
The report of the Surgeon-General shows the exact extent of
the sickness occurring among the troops, and produced, for the
most part, by the excessive heat and dust, and fatigue of travel-ling.
There was no serious case of illness; most of those who
fell out of ranks on the first day reported for duty the next day.
An effort was made to secure transportation by rail to the Expo-sition
grounds, but it was not successful ; but on the return trip,
trains were obtained and the entire force was carried back into
the city at public expense. Every effort was made to provide
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 13
for the comfort of the men, and every care taken of the sick.
No pains were spared to alleviate the sufferings of those who
succumbed to the heat, and to promptly restore them. The
Surgeon-General, and his efficient assistants, especially Dr.
Hubert Haywood and Drs. Crowell and Groom, ministered with
unceasing care to the wants of the sick, and should he gratefully
remembered by the entire Guai'd.
On the 16th of October the two colored companies went into
cam}) here, and assisted at the opening ceremonies of the Colored
Industrial Exposition. They bore themselves in a creditable
manner, and presented a first-rate appearance. I refer your
Excellency to the report of the Inspector-General relative to the
encampment and parade of this battalion.
THE STATE REGULATION DRESS.
The main drawback to the complete equipment and perfect
appearance of the Guard is yet the diversity of uniforms. Many
of the patterns worn are not only obsolete, but are very
expensive, and altogether unsuited for active service. The
most of them are old styles of dress formerly worn by the
European armies but discarded a half century ago. To secure
uniformity in dress, it was deemed best, at the beginning of the
present year, to prescribe a regular State uniform, fatigue and
full dress, for officers and men of all arms, for the line and for
the staff. The uniform prescribed is neat and soldierly, hand-some
and distinctive in appearance, reasonable in price, admira-bly
adapted for all kinds of service, and gives very general sat-isfaction.
It has been adopted by twelve of the twenty-four
companies; of the other twelve companies five had already
provided themselves with uniforms of the regulation color, and
of the remaining seven companies at least four will purchase the
State dress as soon as they may be able to do so. By the time
of the proposed annual encampment next summer, I hope to see
every company in the State clad in the Regulation uniform, as
well as all field, staff and general officers. Uniformity in dress
will go far towards making the Guard a permanent State insti-
14 ANNUAL EEPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
tution. Besides conducing to discipline and good appearance, it
places all the companies on a footing of equality, in the matter
of appearance, and prevents the wealthy companies from out-shining
their poorer neighbors. It cuts off, also, all opportunity
for the indulgence of fanciful tastes in matters of military dress.
I regard it as very important to the future well-being and devel-opment
of the Guard that uniformity in dress be secured
throughout the organization.
THE CODE OF REGULATIONS.
In accordance with the provisions of the Code of North
Carolina, section 3287, and in obedience to Special Orders No. 1,
dated April 10, 1884, a military board assembled at Asheville,
on the 22d day of May, and established a code of rules, regula-tions,
forms and proceedings for the use, government and in-struction
of the militia of North Carolina, which has received
your approval in general orders heretofore published. The
Regulations have been printed in book form, and distributed to
those entitled to receive copies. The work was well executed by
the printer, but it was greatly delayed. It should have been
finished in August, whereas it was not done till December. A
printed code of Regulations has been a desideratum in our State
Guard system. For eight years I have labored to get one estab-lished
; at last we have it, and at a comparatively small expense.
The work is paid for out of the moneys arising from the sale of
old ordnance and commutation of ordnance stores not needed at
present.
These regulations, the Board say in their report, are made to
conform as near as practicable and reasonable to the regulations
governing the United States Army, in obedience to section 3269
of the Code of North Carolina, which requires that the organiza-tion
of the State Guard shall conform generallv to (he laws of
the United States, and that the system of discipline and exercise
shall conform as near as may be to that of the army of the United
States, the Board having borne in mind, while framing this sys-tem
of regulations, the fact that the State Guard is a volunteer
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 15
organization, serving in time of peace without compensation, rest-ing
primarily upon the patriotism of its members, and constitut-ing
part of the citizen-army of the American Republic. The
Board say further, that to render the State Guard an effective
body of citizen-soldiery, thoroughly responsive to the object of
its existence, adequate to the possible exigencies of the future,
competent to take its proper position among the volunteer militia
of other States, and entirely worthy of the respect, confidence
and good will of the people of North Carolina, thorough disci-pline
and cheerful obedience to authority are absolutely essential,
no less than uniformity in drill, dress, equipment and regulation.
It is earnestly hoped that the members of the State Guard will
take pride in rendering cheerful obedience to all these regula-tions.
They are not burdensome, nor too exactiug; but are made
to fit a volunteer citizen-soldiery. By a close observance of
these rules and laws it is possible for the State Guard of North
Carolina to take rank among the finest and most effective organ-izations
of the kind in the Union, and to become indeed a source
of pride as well as protection and security to the Commonwealth.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL.
The attention of your Excellency is especially invited to
the able and suggestive report of our efficient and zealous
Inspector-General. His showing as to the condition of the force
is very satisfactory aud encouraging. He makes a number of
valuable suggestions, in which I heartily concur, particularly
those in regard to obedience to orders, a more rigid compliance
with regulations, the adoption of the State uniform, and the
necessity for a camp of instruction for ten days each year. Colonel
Cameron's inspections have resulted in much good already, and
no little saving of property to the State. By means of them
this department is enabled to detect the weak and ineffective
companies, to disband them, and recover back the arms and
equipments in their possession, before irreparable damage. ensues.
Under his thorough administration of the duties of his office,
the Guard has perceptibly increased in discipline and efficiency,
ANNUAL REPOJRT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
and I have been greatly aided in the discharge of the duties of
my office by him.
REPORT OF THE ORDNANCE OFFICER.
The elaborate report of the Ordnance Officer gives a clear and
comprehensive statement of the transactions in his department.
The services of Lieutenant-Colonel Olds this year have been
especially valuable—particularly in connection with the sale of
old ordnance, the disposition of surplus stores, and the repair
and renovation of the buildings at Camp Russell. The several
recommendations made by him meet with my approval, particu-larly
that relative to marksmen's badges.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, I must express my appreciation of the cordial
support I have received from both officers and men in the dis-charge
of my duties during the year just closed. My especial
thanks are due the officers of the Inspector-General's and Ord-nance
Departments, and to the gentlemen who assist me in my
own department. And permit me, in my own behalf and in
behalf of the entire State Guard, to express to your Excellency
our grateful appreciation of the interest which you have ever
shown in the well-being, advancement, and upbuilding of this
organization. When, six years ago, you were called to the
Executive chair, the State Guard was in its infancy, struggling
for existence. To-day, through the Aviso measures of your
administration, your clear perception of the value of such a
force to the State, and your firm and generous support of every
effort made in this department to increase the efficiency of the
Guard, we have a body of citizen-soldiery, composed of the
flower of the land, established upon a permanent footing, and
conceded to be, in point of equipment, discipline, and soldierly
qualities, inferior to no body of volunteer militia in the Union.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant- General of North Carolina.
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(A.)
REGISTER
OF THE
MILITARY FORCES
OF THE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
:
Governor THOMAS J. JARVIS.
Staff of the Commander-in-Chief:
NAME:
18 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
Register of Military Forces—Continued.
inspector-general's DEPARTMENT
:
Colonel Francis H. Cameron, Inspector-General.
Staff of the Inspector-General.
NAME.
ANNUAL HEFOET OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 19
Brigadier-Generals and Staffs.
FIRST BRIGADE.
(First and Third Regiments).
Brigadier-General Richard D. Hancock, New Berne.
staff :
NAM}. SANK.
Washington Bryan Lieut.-Colonel and A. A. Gr.
E. R. Page '. Capt. and A. D. 0.
O. D. Heartt..
John L. Bridget's.
George Slover
D. T. Tayloe
N. M. Jurney
Major and <i. M.
Major and Com
Major and Ord. Officer
Major and Surgeon
Major and Chaplain
KESIBEXCU.
New Berne.
Trenton.
t\ W. Hancock ;C?Pt - au d A. D- C JNew Berne.
Raleigh.
Tarboro.
New Berne.
Washington.
Goldsboro.
SECOND BRIGADE.
(Second and Fourth Regiments).
Brigadier-General Matthew P. Taylor, Wilmington.
STAFF:
William A. Camming
George H. Hall
James B. Smith
R. 15. Miller
William M. Parsley...
George W. Doyle Captain and A. D. C
Rev. J. B. Cheshire Major and Chaplain
Lieiu.-< 'ol. and A. A. G„
Major and Ord. Officer.
Major and Com
Major and Q. M
Captain and A. D. C
RESIDEXCK.
Wilmington.
Rockingham.
Favi'tteville.
Shelby.
Wilmington.
Wilmington.
Charlotte.
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Register of Military Forces—Continued.
FIRST REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
FIELD AND STAFF:
COMPANY OFFICERS:
NAME OF COMPANY. NAME OF OFFICER. DATE OF KAXK. ItESIDENI K.
B.
Greenville
< rjuards.
D.
Goldsboro Riflei
F.
EdgeQombe
Guards.
Washington
Light Infantry.
Pasquotank
Rifles.
; Captain
'Richard Williams, Jr... 1st Lt May 5, 1884 Greenville.
laewis H. Wilson 2d Lt Mayd,1884
!
|W. T. Hollowell -Captain March 13, 1884 Golds
. T. IT. Bain 1st Lt March 13, 1884
Jerry Harris 2.1 Lt March 13, 1884
[C. W. Jeffreys Captain January 17, 1884
1st Lt
,1. V. Paris -'•> Lt May 10, 1882
C. F. Warren Captain January 1, 1883
T. ('. Carrowan 1st Lt January I, 1883
<'. \V. Tayloe 2d Lt January l. 1883
Julian E. Wood Captain.
William J. Griffin 1st Lt....
Alex. Wadsworth 1 2d Lt
December 0, 1881...
December 6, 1881...
November 30, 1881..
Tarboro.
Tarbbro.
Washington.
u
(C
Elizabeth City.
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Register of Military Forces—Continued.
SECOND REGIMENT OF INFANTRY
FIELD AND STAFF:
DATl'. OF RANK. RESIDENCE.
William C. Jones
K. F. McRae
W. S. Cook
( lolonel December 4, 1884.,
Lieutenant-Colonel December 4, 1884.
Major 1 »ecember 4. 1884.,
Adjutant, 1st Lieut
Q. 31., Captain
ICom., Captain
Surgeon, Captain
Assist. Sur.. 1st Lieut...
Chaplain, Captain
Wilmington.
Shoe Heel.
Fayetteville.
COMPANY OFFICERS:
SAME OF COMPANY. NAME OF 01 : DATE OF RANK.
A. W. F. Campbell Major....
Fayetteville J. A. McLaughlin 1st < lapt..
Independent J. B. Broadfoot 2d Capt.
Light Infantry. J. C. Vann 3d Capt.
RESIDENCE.
J. C. Huske, Jr 4th Capt August 23, 1884.
August 23, 1884 Fayetteville.
August 23, 1884.,
August 23, 1884.,
August 23, 1884.
B.
Lafayette
Light Infantry.
C.
Wilmington
Light Infantry.
Ii. A. .McMillan.
J. D. Cook
Captain.
1st Lt....
2d Lt
R. H. Beery Captain.
1st Lt....
J. C. Morrison 2d Lt
E. William Black iCaptain October 13, 1883 Shoe Heel.
Shoe Heel Rifles. J. S. Bishop 1st Lt September :;, 1883...
J. S. McRae '2d Lt September 3, 1883...'
June 18, 1883..
June 18, 1883..
Fayetteville.
January 14, 1884 Wilmington.
January 14, 1884 "
F. W. L. Faison
Sampson J.T. Murphy
Light Infantry. J. U. Beaman, Jr.
H. 8. 8. Drew
Smithville W. 8. Dosher
puards. E. F. Davis...
I
Captain.
1st Lt....
2d Lt
Captain.
1st Lt,...
2d Lt
June 1, 188:; Clinton.
June 1, 188:! •'
June 1, 1883
Juno 20, 1884 Smithville.
June 2o, 1884
June 2<i, 1884 :
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Register of Military Forces—Continue*!.
THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY
FIELD AND STAFF:
DATE ni- RANK. RESIDENCE.
James D. Glenn...
J. H. Barnard
Samuel II. .Smith.
Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel
Major
Adjutant, 1st Lieut
Q. M., Captain
Com., Captain
Surgeon, ( iaptain
Assist. Surg., 1st Lieut..
< lhaplain, Captain
December 4, 1884.
December 4, 1884.,
1 >' c< ml er 4, !S84.,
Leaksville.
Asheville.
Winston.
COMPANY OFFICERS
KAB1E or CI • ; .N I
.
NAME OF OFFICES. DAI V. OF RANK. RESIDENCE.
Captain - Winston.
Forsyth W. B. Williamson IstLt Oetober21, 1884 "
Riflemen. K. L. Candler 2d Lt October 21, 1884
B.
Asheville
T.i^ht Infantry.
C.
Haywood Grays.
W. T. Weaver Captain February 1,1883 Ishevilje.
i'. A. Mbseley 1st Lt ranuary 6, 1884
T. A. Jones 2d Lt January 6, 1884
J. B. S. Mclntof !:.
B. H.Norvell
L. H. Meares
P. iE J. Parrish
Durl W. A. Gattis
Light Infantry. J. H. Southgate.
I.
Reidsville
Light Infantry.
K.
[re lell Blues.
A. J. Ellington
;;. M. !;. Ellington...
J. IL Womack
Captain lime is, 1883 Wayrresville.,
1st Lt May in. 1 84
2.1 Lt lune is. 1883
Captain August (i, 1883 Durham.
IstLt August 14,1884
2d Lt August 14, 1884
Captain loctober 19, 1881 Reidsville.
1st T.t i tctober7, 1884 "
2d Lt i ictober7, i->i "
A. M. Vannoy Captain lune 1. 1883
Max. Lowenstein '1st Lt Jfarch 10, 1884.,
.!. F. Carlton 2d Lt May 10, 1884
itesville.
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Register of Military Forces—Continued.
FOURTH REGIMENT
FIELD AND STAFF:
NAME.
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Register of Military Forces—Continued.
FIRST BATTALION (COLORED).
FIELD AND STAFF:
Major
Adjutant, First Lieut..
Quartermaster, ('apt...
Commissary, (.'apt
datk of rank. RESIDl V !..
COMPANY OFFICERS :
NAME liF COMPANY.
A.
Dak City Blues.
Howard Light
1 nt'antry.
NAME OF OFFICER.
('. W. Dunston
R. J. Smith
Alfred Haywood..
DATE (IF RANK. RESIDENCE.
Captain March 29, 1884 Raleigh.
1st Lieut March 29, 1884 Raleigh.
2d Lieut March 29, 1884 Raleigh.
George T. Potts Captain August 2,1883.
John Bayne 1st Lieut August 2, 1884.
L. A. Barge 2d Lieut August 2, 1884.
Fayetteville.
Fayetteville.
Fayetteville.
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(B.)
ABSTRACT OF MUSTER ROLLS, 1884.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL
i Utk'f. OF Inspector-General >.*. C. S. ( ;.,
Raxkioh, ( tetaber25, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General of North Carolina :
era:—I have the honor to submit the following report of the Inspector-General's Depart-ment
for the past year.
In compliance with the terms of General Orders No. 69 (O. S.) due notice was given
early in the year to brigade and regimental commanders of my intention to inspect the
troops under their command at an early date, subsequent orders being issued to com-pany
commanders specifying the exact day on which to parade their men.
The Roster of the Guard at the beginning of the year showed a list of twenty-five 25
companies, being the exact number authorized by law to receive the annual appropria-tion
granted by the State for armory rents, &c. The work of inspecting the iroops
began January +1, with Company F, First Regiment, and ended October 15, with the
inspection of Companies A and C, First Battalion of Infantry (colored), official reports of
each inspection being promptly forwarded to headquarters.
The following companies having passed a favorable inspection, were recommended
( .r retention in the regular State Guard, viz.
:
First Regiment��Companies B, D, F, G, I.
Second Regiment—Companies A, B, C, E, F, II.
Third Regiment—Companies A, B, C, D, I.
Fourth Regiment—Companies B, C, I), E, I, K.
First Battalion Infantry (colored)—Companies A and C.
I
'• impanies failing to come up to standard and recommended for disbandmeni were as
follows : First Regiment, Company A; Second Regiment, Company K ; Third Regiment,
Company A. liming the year two (2) new and excellent companies were organized,
inspected and passed, and are now attached as follows: Greenville Guards as Company
B, First Regiment, and Forsyth Rifles as Company A, Third Regiment. The vacancy
caused in the First Regiment by the disbandment of Company A has not yet been tilled,
so that at the present time the active force of the State Guard consists 6f twenty-four
(24) companies of infantry, all of whom are located, as contemplated and directed by law,
upon lines of railway and telegraph communication, and are readily available, on I rief
totiee, for any duty that the interests of the State, or community in which they live,
may require. The condition of the troops, as shown by inspection this year, as a rule,
fully* realized tin' expectations formed respecting them. Their decided improvement
in equipment, drill, discipline, soldierly bearing and conduct being noted in a marked
and highly gratifying degree. The armories occupied by the troops, as a rule, are
trally locate,!, conveniently arranged and secure. The First, Second, Third and Fourth
Regiments are armed with the 4S-cftlibre bronzed rifle, such as are now used in the
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United States army, ancTare in good serviceable condition. The accoutrements of some
of the companies, from long use, have become much worn, and although serviceable,
are shabby and detract from the otherwise good appearance of the men. The two (_)
companies composing the colored battalion are armed with the 50-calibre bright barreled
Springfield rifle, which were found clean, well kept and in fair condition. Their accou-trements
having been lohg in use, are much worn, though serviceable. The camp
equipments of all the troops are comparatively new and in good order.
The new regulation uniform adopted during the present year has been procured by a
number of the companies, and as far as I have been able to learn, gives perfect satisfac-tion
to all who have worn it. The dross has been very generally admired on account of
its neat, solid, soldierly appearance. A number of the companies had already supplied
themselves with new uniforms of the same color as the regulation dress before the
orders prescribing the latter were issued, the only difference being in the cut and
facings, so that at present of "the twenty-four companies composing the Guard about
seventeen are now wearing the regulation color, ami several others, I am informed, have
had their measures taken for the regulation dress. It is to be hoped, for the sake of.
uniformity, if nothing else, that before the close of another year all of the companies in
the Guard will have complied with the orders and regulations on the subject, and that
we may see the last of the patch-work appearance which troops in line and differently
uniformed necessarily present. On the whole there is no question but that the present
condition of the State Guard is a great and decided improvement over that of former
years, and with proper encouragement and care it can and will equal any body of men
in this country. As far as "material " is concerned they are already second to none, but
like all troops organized as citizen-soldiers necessarily are, they have much to learn,
and the knowledge required can only be obtained by careful study, attention and prac-tice
on the part of both officers and men. The adoption of a uniform dress and code of
military rules and regulations, together with a system of regular drills, reports, &c, has
done much towards increasing the soldierly appearance and efficiency of the Guard,
and by a close and continued observance of the rules and suggestions made for their
guidance and benefit, they will each year become more useful ami efficient, ami deserve
to the fullest extent all the aid ami encouragement that the State and their fellow-eiti-
/.ens can best iw upon them. One great obstacle in the path of the young men compos-ing
the State Guard, and of which they very justly complain, is the apparent antagonism
shown towards the organization by the business men of some communities who object
to the employment of young men belonging to the local companies, and who either
refuse to allow them to turn out with their commands on parades, <fcc, or else threaten
to dimiss them if they go. This is a short-sighted, narrow-minded policy, and
unworthy of the public spirit and patriotism that, as a rule, characterizes our people.
Let us take a "business view" of the situation, and look facts squarely in the face. The
history of the world from its earliest period has shown conclusively the necessity of an
armed force in every age and country for the proper support and maintenance of the
law. Especially has this been clearly shown in the history and experience of our own
times. In this great country of ours, with its population of sixty millions of people,
representing every creed, race and interest under the sun, there is a regular or national
army of only twenty-five thousand men, or about one soldier for the protection of every
twenty-five hundred inhabitants. At a rough calculation this would give North Carolina
about one company of fifty regulars to protect the lives and property of her citizens
from riot, resistance to the laws, mob rule, &c. A small force to rely upon, truly, but-small
as it is, have we this single, company of regulars to call upon in the day of trouble ?
NO! for there is not to-day a single soldier of the regular army stationed anywhere in
North Carolina, and the result is that- the only military force within the borders of the
State, on which she can rely or call in times of trouble or public need, are the ranks of
her own faithful State. Guard. We all know that whenever the necessity does arise for
the use of troops that it is always sudden and imminent. They are wanted " quick and
badly,1 ' and as the business communities are the ones who invariably suffer first and
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most severely from anything like public disorder, they should be, in their o interest,
first and foremost in giving aid and encouragement to the citizen-soldii
Hint.-, and as under our existing laws only a limited number of companies ean be
recognized and receive State aid and assistance, it should be not only a matt ir of self-interest
but of local pride to foster and maintain to the highest standard of excelli
and efficiency such companies as are locati d in their midst. The troops furnish tbeii
own uniforms and give their time. The State furnishes arms, eq lipm . armory
1 iiits, &c, and only requires one or two hours service for parade and inspectii
month. Surely this is asking but little in view of the security afford' d, a id the >
and order so universally maintained throughout the State, owing to the well-known
presence and efficiency of the State Guard.
As for suggestions relative to the further improvement and proficiency of the Guard
I ean only refer to and repeat those embo lied in my last report* and in the present reg-ulations,
urging upon the troops a careful observance of the same, and on the part ol
State Government the exaction of a rigid compliance with the terms of all orders issued.
Orders issuing from headquarters are either necessary or they are not! If unnecessary
their issuance should be carefully avoided, but whenever deemed necessary or i
they should be promptly issued, couched in unmistakable terms, and a prompt and
obedient compliance therewith rigidly enforced. Whenever men are unwilling to i
the legitimate orders of proper authority, thus violating their svroi a ations and alle-giance,
they should be promptly disbanded or dropped from the rolls of any military
organization to which they belong, as it may be always safely assumed that men who
will not obey one order will have no hesitation in refusing to Obey another should the
same be so unfortunate as to conflict with their inclinations or convenience.
Everything pertaining to drill, discipline, organization of tin' Guard and military duty
generally, is clearly set forth and explained in the tactics and regulations, ami officers
should be held strictly responsible for the proper instruction of their commands. Too
little attention has hitherto been paid by brigade and regimental officers to tf.e troops
under their command, and in simple justice to the latter a strict compliance with the
laws and orders relative to the prescribed duties of such o fi irs should !>• enforced.
It, is earnestly hoped and recommended that the attention of the next General Assem-bly
be called to the advisability of providing for a camp of instruction t<> be 1 eld each
year, not to exceed ten (10) days, at which all of the troops of the Guard may be brought
I igether for practical instruction in battalion and brigade drill, and the numerous and
important duties incidental to field and camp life, This course has been adopted and is
now followed by all States professing to keep up anything like a military establish)
andean be carried 'out in this state at an expense scarcely worth mentioning i
pared with the benefits to be derived. The State Guard is now ripe for improvement,
the groundwork of its organization for usefulness is complete. .Numbering less than
twelve hundred men on its present, or peace, footing, it forms a small yet powerful
nucleus on which thousands could rally and form in the hour of State or National dan-ger.
As evidence of the fine material of which it is composed, and the high stal
efficiency and discipline already attained, I would simply call attention to their conduct
and behavior on all occasions when brought together, and particularly during the recent
encampment attendant upon the State Exposition, when their patient and faithful dis-charge
of all duty, fine soldierly bearing, and improachable good conduct deservedly
won for them tic highest encomiums and wannest praise from friends anil strac
alike. In all private, as well as official intercourse with the officers and men of the State
Guard, I have always found them obedient to orders, attentive under instruction, court-eous
and soldierly in conduct and behavior, and whenever called upon either by .
*In my last reporl 1 called S] ial attention to the import am f adopting a systi
examination of officers before appointment or promotion. Recommended that more
attention ami practice should be given to skirmish drill, and the adoption and use of
"Reed's Revised Infantry Tactics." The latter being the most useful and valunl le woi :
of the kind that I have ever seen, and which no guardsman can afford to be without.
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irs, fellow-citizens or the State for duty, have always promptly and cheerfully
responded and performed whatever duty was required of them faithfully and well.
In concluding this report, permit me to express my sincere appreciation of the warm
and l.earty support which I have at all times received from the Governor and Com-mander-
in-Chief, and from yourself, respecting all plans and efforts made looking to the
welfare and advancement of tiie State Guard.
I also desire to call attention to the earnest and efficient manner in which Captains A.
I.. Smith and B. Cameron of this department have performed the duties assigned them.
Yours very respectfully,
F. H. CAMERON,
Colonel and Inspector-General.
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REPORT OF THE STATE ORDNANCE OFFICER.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
' ir.nxANCK Depabtment,
Raleigh, December 1, 1884.
Genebax Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant General of North Carolina :
Sib :— I have the honor to submit my report of work done in the Ordnance Departm
during the year ending November 30, 1884. Much has I n accomplished in that tim< .
All the white troops of the Guard have been supplied with calibre 45 rifles, of the besl
patterns, the new obsolete calibre 50 rifles having been nearly all disposed of. The two
batteries of cannon, with harness, appendages and spare parts, and nearly all the calibre
.in ammunition have been sold.
By direction of His Excellency, Governor Jarvis, I left Raleigh February 23d, for Ne«
York, to make arrangements for the sale of the two batteries of cannon and of the calibre
50 rifles. After stopping at Washington and receiving more specific instructions from
tin- I Jovernor and yourself, I went on to New York. I sue-- led, after calling on all th
dealers in arms, in making a sale to Mr. .1. W. Frazier, 290 Broadway, en the 26th.
This included the two batteries, one of bronze, one of iron guns, four each, and
all the spare 50-calibre guns. In payment for these a draft for $4,128 was received and
placed to Gov. Jarvis' credit. Arrangements were also made with Mr Frazier for the
commutation of our quota for 1883-84. The prices paid by Mr. Frazier were far highei
than these offered by any other dealers. All the correspondence concerning the sale of
arms is on file in my department.
Gov. Jarvis having directed the sale of a portion of the quota ofl883-'84, 1 made a trip
to Wilmington April 25th, and received stores shipped from the United States Ordnanei
Department, at once reshipping them to Mr. Frazier. Draft for $2,147.80 was re ived
from Mr. Frazier and placed to the credit of Gov. Jarvis, as directed by His Excellency.
The shipment of the stores sold was a task involving considerable labor and much trouble,
l)ii t all the arran ;ements were carried out to the letter and to the satisfaction of all pai
t [es icerni d,
i in the until of August [again left for New Vock, by direction of the Governor, to arm a t
for commutation of stores for 1884-'85, returning on the 27tli.
Mr. Frazier very kindly agreed to represent the state as its agent, if desired, and not
only to purchase all arms, &c, for sale, but to furnish the state at the shortest aotici
with any equipments, tents, o\ ercoats, blankets, &c, desired, at the lowest figures. This
arrangement was made by me to guard against any emergency which might arise ne-cessitating
the use of such articles as the Government will not furnish.
During the year all the companies of the Guard were furnished with such equipments
as placed them in marching order, ready for field service. Kach company of whit,
i roops has in its possession knapsacks, hai ersaeks, canteens, tin-cups, kni\ es, forks and
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spoon?, meat-cans and plates, besides its rifles, etfrtridge-boxes, bayonet-scabbards, belts
and belt-plates. It remains to be said that only four other States, Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, have their troops so equipped.
During the year considerable ammunition, ball and blank, has been issued, as required
by the wise regulation suggested in my last report. At all points in the State which
needed special protection the companies received special supplies of ammunition.
The equipments, Ac., continue to give satisfaction. I have to report that some compa-nies
do not give proper attention to their arms and equipments. This was shown in
several cases by stores which were returned to the arsenal. All leather, such as cart-ridge-
boxes, belts, &c, needs care, and should at least four times a year be oiled and
afterwards polished. Many companies never pay the least attention to this matte r, and
as a result their equipments lose their gloss, look brown, curl and shrivel.
There has been in some eases trouble in collecting the arms of disbanded companies ;
the officers appearing to fancy that as soon as they were mustered out all their liability
ceased. There is always a loss of some portions of a company's equipment, after a few
years' use. The replacing of mi- ag i juipments lias been an important part of the
year'swork. I am gratified to fie able to state that so far as t!,i- department isconcerned
all the companies are ready for any service. I take great pleasure in acknowledginj
courtesies and co-operation of many officers of the Guard.
During the year several military schools have been armed. Some of thi
have calibre-!.") cadet rirk s, butsome have ealibre-50 rifles. It i< suggested that the State
dispose of the 50-ealibre rifles in the possession of the two colored companies and the
military schools, replacing them with caIibre-45 rifles.
In September, three weeks prior to the encampment o( the Guard, I was specially
detailed to prepare Camp Russell for the reception of the troops. The place was a!
a wreck, grown up in weeds and bushes, the buildings out of repair, the floors dirty, the
windows broken. By dint of hard work and by the expenditure of a very moderate sum
nf money the camp was placed in admirable condition, furnishing ample and comfort-able
quarters for the troops. The only other service rendered by me in connection with
the encampment was the preparation of the rifle range for the competitive firing, which
give, I amgpleased to say, entire satisfaction to Col. John W. Cotten, who was in chi
of the matches. I made also proper arrangements for the occupancy of Camp Russell
by the colored battalion and by the Davis Cadets, of LaGrange. A quantity of utensils
for use at the camp, purchased by your orders, together with cots and all the surplus
medicines, are now in the arsenal. As they will sell for but a small portion of their cost,
I would suggest that they be kept in readiness for use.
As will be seen, the supply of arms and equipments now in the arsenal is very small,
but perhaps sufficient for present uses, as the building is totally unfit for its purposes,
owing to tiie dampness and poor protection in case of riot. A new arsenal ought to be
constructed at once.
I have to make a suggestion which will perhaps be found of value. It is that u marks-man's
badges " be issued such men as by their scores at the rifle matches merit it. The
badges should be of bronze and silver. The bronze ones should be given men who make
a certain per cent, of the possible score during the year, and the silver ones, of which
there need be but few, can be awarded as special prizes. These badges should embody
the coat-of-arms of the State, with a pendant. It is evident that something must be done
to foster rifle shootingamoug the Guard. It is a prime essentia!. The present shooting
is too desultory to be productive of good effects.
During the year ending November 30th, 1884, the following ordnance stores were re-ceived
at the State arsenal:
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Arms are now in possession of the follow iug companies of the active organizations:
WHITE.
Name of Company. Location.
Goldsboro Rifles
Edgecombe Guards
Washington Light Infantry
Pasquotank Rifles
Winston Light Infantry
Durham Light Infantry
Reidsville Light Infantry
Asheville Light Infantry
Haywood Grays
Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry
Lafayette Light Infantry
Wilmington Light Infantry
shoe Heel Rifles
Sampson Light Infantry
Smithville Guards
Southern Stars
Monroe Light Infantry
Dallas Light Infantry
Hornet's Nest Riflemen
Polk Rifles
Iredell Blues
Greenville Guards
No. or
Guns
Goldsboro 40
Tarboro 10
Washington 40
Elizabeth City 50
Winston 40
Durham 40
Reidsville -to
Asheville 40
Waynesville 4i>
Fayetteville ' 65
Fayetteville 40
Wilmington 50
Shoe Heel ' 40
Clinton | 40
Smithville 40
Lincolnton ' 4u
Monroe 4<>
Dallas 40
Charlotte 4u
I'ineville 50
Statesvflle 40
Greenville 40
Cali-bre.
46
4.-.
4.'.
45
45
45
45
4;>
45
45
45
45
45
4r.
45
45
45
45
45
45
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45
COLORED.
Name of Company. Location.
No.oi CAM-GUNS.
BBS.
Oak City Blues Raleigh 40
Howard Light Infantry fayetteville 10 50
SCHOOLS.
Name or Schooj .
No, of
Guns.
Cam-
BMC
McMillan School
Bingham's
Horner's
King's Mountain
i rraham
LaGrange Military Academy
1 lavidson < 'ollege
Duplin Woiids School
SO
160
40
50
40
7.-.
50
40
50
45
50
45
50
50
M. L.
50
There are, therefore, in the possession of twenty-two white companies 946 rifles; in
possession of the two colored companies 80; and in the possession of the eight military
schools Is:,; a grand total of 1,510.
I have the honor to be, General,
STour obedient servant.
F. A. OLDS,
state Ordnance I Officer
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 37
(F.)
DISBURSEMENT OF THE APPROPRIATION.
(UNDER SECTION 383 OF THE CODE OF NORTl£ CAROLINA, LAWS OF 1883,
CHAPTER 283, SECTION 1.)
Johnstone Jones, Adjutant-General, in account with the State of North Carolina:
1884.
:Mar. 10. Received from the Auditor warrant for $ 300 00
10. Paid to 1. Edgecombe Guards, Capt. Jeffreys §150 00
27. 2. Southville Guards, Capt. Scroggp 150 00
$ 300 00 3 300 0o
June 14. Received from the Auditor warrant for $1,050 00
H. Paid to 3. Asheviile Light Infantry, Capt. Weaver $ 150 00
17. 4. Dallas Light Infantry, Capt. Templeton 150 00
5. Wilmington Light Infantry. Capt. Beery 150 00
6; Washington Light Infantry, Capt. Warren 150 00
7. Reidsville Light Infantry, Capt. Ellington 150 00
S. Pasquotank Rifles, Capt. Wood ISO 00
fi. Haywood Grays, Capt. Mcintosh 150 00
3 1,050 00 $1,050 00
July 10. Received from the Auditor warrant for $ 450 Oil
15. Paid to 10. Iredell Blues, Capt. Yannoy s 150 00
10. 11. Goldsboro Rifles, Capt. Hollowell 150 00
12. Sampson Light Infantry, Capt. Faison 150 00
$ 450 00 S 450 00
; Sept. 16. Received from the Auditor warrant for 3 150 00
18.
" " " " 600 00
IS. Paid to 13. Durham Light Infantry, Capt. Parrish 8 150 00
14. Shoe Heel Rifles, Capt. Black 150 00
15. Forsyth Riflemen, Capt. Smith' 150 00
lij. Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, Maj.
Campbell 150 00
17. Lafayette Light Infantry, Capt. Cook 150 00
$ 750 00 $ 750 00
Sept. 23. Received from the Auditor warrant for 8 600 00
24. Paid to 18. Hornet's Nest Rifles, Capt. Robertson $ 150 00
19. Polk Rifles, Capt. Boyce 150 00
20. Southern Stars, Capt. Childs 150 00
21. Monroe Light Infantry, Capt. Austin 150 00
$ 600 00 $ 600 00
Nov. 22. Received from the Auditor warrant for $ 450 00
30. Paid to 22. Greenville Guards, Capt. Sugg §150 00
23. Oak City Blues, Capt. Dunstod 150 00
24. Howard Light Infantry, ('apt. Potts 160 00
$ 450 00 § 450 00
Total amount allowed by law $13,750 00
Total amount expended 3,600 00
Remaining unexpended S 150 00
38 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
(G.)
BONDS AND BONDSMEN.
(UNDER CODE OF NORTH CAROLINA, SECTION 3272.)
Security bonds for arms and equipments for companies to whom the appropriation has
been paid are on file in the office of the Adjutant-General as follows :
No. 1. Reidsville Light Infantry—A. J. Ellingtou, R. M. B. Ellington, T. B. McCargo.
Amount, $4,000. Date, May 10, 1883.
No. 2. Wilmington Light Infantry*—John L. Cantwell, R. H. Beery, M. S. Willard,.
W. B. McKoy. Amount, $1,000. June 5, 1883.
No. 3. Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry—A. A. McKethan, Jr., A. H. Worth,
E L. Pemberton, Jr., Wright Huske. Amount, $2,000. August 22, 1883.
N». 4. Lafayette Light Infantry—W. S. Cook, Josiah Evans, J. B. Smith, W. D.Gaster.
Amount, $2,000. August 21, 1883.
No. 5. Pasquotank Rifles—J. E. Wood, Samuel Weisel, W. J. Griffin, E. F. Lamb.
Amount $2,000. August 1, 1883.
No. 6. Sampson Light Infantry—W. L. Faison, James T. Murphy, Edwin T. Boykin,
F. T. Atkins, Bias Underwood. Amount, $2,000. June 28, 1883.
No. 7. Washington Light Infantry—Charles F. Warren, James E. Shepherd, George
H. Brown, Jr., E. S. Simmons, John H. Small. Amount, $3,000. August 3, 1883.
No. 8. Iredell Blues—A. M. Vanuoy, J. H. McLelland, C. H. Armfield, P. C. Carlton,.
John S. McRorie. Amount, $2,000. June 18, 1883.
No. 9. Southern Stars—A. S. Haynes, V. A. McBee, B. C. Cobb. Amount, (2,000. June
18, 1883.
No. 10. Polk Rifles—W. W. Boyce, W. E. Yount, J. A. Russell, J. R. Wolfe. Amount,.
$2,000. July 8, 1883.
No. 11. Hornet's Nest Riflemen—J. T. Anthony, T. R. Robertson, S. O. Smith, W. J.
Yates. Amount, $2,000. June 2-3, 1883.
No. 12. Monroe Light Infantry—J. E. W. Austin, M. L. Stevens, M. Lichtenstein.
Amount, $2,000. August 3, 1883.
No. 13. Howard Light Infantry—A. Holliday, A. H. Slocumb, M. Faulk, J. M. Martin.
Amount, $2,000. August 29, 1883.
No. 14. Oak City Blues—Calvin W. Dunston, R. J. Smith, E. J. May, Eugene Grissom.
George L. Hane. Amount, $3,000. October 2, 1883.
No. 15. Shoe Heel Rifles—J. C. McCaskill, Angus Shaw, Murphy McNair, Henry C.
Alford. Amount, $2,000. November 27, 1383.
No. 16. Goldsboro Rifles—B. M. Privett, R. D. Holt. Amount, $2,000. November G, 1883.
No. 17. Durham Light Infantry— E. J. Parrish, J. C. Angier. Amount, $2,000. Decem-ber
14, 1883.
No. 18. Asheville Light Infantry—W. T. Weaver, S. Whitlock, James P. Sawyer, Virgil
S. Lusk. Amount, $2,ooo. September 3, 1883.
No. 1!). Edgecombe Guards—C. W. Jeffreys, J. II. Baker, George Howard, L. L. Staton,
J. K. Lawrence. Amount, $2,000. February ">, 1884.
Required to Die bond in sum of $2,o:«>.
ANNUAL REPORT OP THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 30
No. 20. Smithville Guards—W. J. Scroggs, J. T. Harper, William Weeks. Amount,
$2,000. May 31, 1883.
No. 21. Haywood Grays—J. B. S. Mcintosh, E. H. Norvcll, W. H. Faacett, Alden Ho-well,
Louis H. Meares. Amount, $2,000. May 10, 1883.
No. 22. Dallas Light Infantry—John A. Setzer, F. C. Ferguson, E. B. Holland, A. J.
Jenkins. Amount, $2,500. May 3, 1884.
No. 23. Forsyth Riflemen—Samuel II. Smith, C. B.Watson, A. B. Gorrell, J. C. Bux-ton,
W. B. Glenn. Amount, $2,500. July 21, 1884.
No. 24. Greenville Guards—I. A. Sugg, J. B. Cherry, Harry Skinner, Lewis II. Wilson.
Richard William«, Jr. Amount, §2,000. July 8, 1884.
40 ANNUAL REPORT or THE ADJUTANT-GEN ERAJL.
(H.)
ORDERS ISSUED IN 1884.
NORTH CAROLINA,
A h.tutaxt-Gexerat/s Department,
Raleigh, January 1, 1884.
: :. kai i irders No. l—New Seri -
i. The following is prescribed as tin- uniform of the North Carolina State Guard:
OATS.
Full Dress for Officers—All officers shall wear a doul sted frock coat, of dark
blue cloth, the skirt to extend from one-half to three-fourths the distance from the hip-ihit
to the bend of the knee.
For a Brigadier-General—Two rows of buttons on the breast, eight in each row,
placed by pairs ; the distance between each row rive and one-half inches at top and three
and one-half inches at bottom; stand-up collar, not less than one nor more than two
inches in height, to hook in front at the bottom and slope thence up and backward at an
angle of thirty degrees on each side, corners rounded; cuffs three inches deep, to go
around the sleeves parallel with the lower edge, and with three small buttons at the
under seams; pockets in the folds of the skirts, with two buttons at the hip and one at
: >wer end of each side-edge, making f >ur buttons on the back and skirt of the coat
;
collar and curls to be piped with scarlet : lining of the coat, black.
For a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel and Major—The same as for a Brigadier-General,
except that there will be nine buttons in each row, on the breast, placed at equal dis-tances;
collars and cuffs piped with scarlet.
For a Captain and Lieitenant—The same as for a Colonel, except that there will be
seven buttons in each row on the breast. Facings of all officers of the General Staff to
•:• buff.
Full Dress for Privates— A double-breasted ttmicofdark blue cloth; skirt to extend
one-third the distance from the hip-joint t > th • bend of the knee ; two rows of buttons,
seven in each row; collar same height as for officers.' coats, faced with scarlet cloth, four
inches back on each side, cut square, to hook up close in front; number of regiment in
white metal in middle of scarlet facing of collar en each side; slashed cuffs of scarlet
cloth, two and one-half inches wide, with three small buttons; skirt of coat on each side
of opening behind to be faced with scarlet cloth, ornamented with four buttons. Two
straps of dark blue cloth, piped with scarlet, let into the waist seam on each side the
coat, and buttoning above the hip, to sustain the waist-belt.
Undress Coats for Officers—A sack coat of dark blue cloth; falling collar; single-ireasted,
with live buttons in front, same as those worn on the dress coat ; (he skirt to
extend from one-third to one-half the distance from the hip-joint to the bend of the
knee; collar and cutis to be piped with scarlet. To be worn with shoulder-straps.
Undress Coats fob Privates—A dark blue blouse of nary flannel, similar in cut to that
worn by officers, with collar and cuffs piped with scarlet.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT- GENERAL. 41
TROUSERS.
For General Officers and Officers of the General Staff—Dark blue cloth, with gold
stripe, one inch in width, for General Officers,- and gold cord at outer seam for officers
of the General Staff.
For Regimental Officers of Infantry, Field and Staff—Light blue cloth, with scarlet
stripe two inches wide.
For Commissioned Officers of Companies—Light blue cloth, with scarlet stripe one and
•one-half inches wide.
For Enlisted Men—Light blue cloth, with scarlet stripe one inch wide.
HELMETS.
For all Officers and Men—Of black felt, United States regulation pattern, except
that on breast of spread eagle in front the arms of the State of North Carolina shall be
displayed in white metal. Helmets for officers to have chin-chain and spike, but no
cords or tassels; those for enlisted men to have spike and leather chin-strap. Plumes
for General and Field Officers, white buffalo hair.
FORAGE CAPS.
Dark blue cloth, United States regulation, for officers and enlisted men, except that on
the front of cap of enlisted men, crossed rifles (for infantry) and regimental and com-pany
letter, in white metal, shall be worn.
EPAULETTES.
For general officers. United States regulation. Not to be worn by other than general
officers.
SHOULDER-KNOTS.
For all officers below the rank of Brigadier-General, United States regulation; an
aigulet of gold cord to be worn by officers of the Adjutant-General's and Inspector-Gen-eral's
Departments, by Aides-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief, and by Regimental
Adjutants.
For Enlisted Men—Shoulder-knots of scarlet braid, pad of blue, with letters "N. C.,*'
in white metal.
SHOULDER-STRAPS.
For officers, on fatigue coat, United States regulation, save that pad of strap will be of
scarlet. For officers of the General Staff, the pad of strap will be buff. For enlisted
men, to be of scarlet cloth, let into the shoulder-seam of fatigue coat, and buttoned at
the collar-seam with one button.
BUTTONS.
All buttons to be " N. C. State."
SASHES.
To be worn only by general officers. United States regulation, buff silk net.
SWORDS.
United States regulation.
BELTS.
United States regulation.
*
BELT-PLATES.
For officers, gilt, rectangular, bearing in centre, in circle, the arms of North Carolina
in white metal, and letters " N. C." on each side the same.
For enlisted men, bronze metal, rectangular, with letters "N. C." in centre.
42 AKJSUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
CHEVRONS.
For all non-commissioned officers, United States regulation, save that they will be off
scarlet cloth.
GLOVES.
White Berlin, for all foot-officers and enlisted men. For mounted officers, buff or
white gauntlets, or gloves.
OVERCOATS.
For officers, dark blue cloth, United States regulation, lined with scarlet. For enlisted
men, light blue cloth, United States regulation, lined with scarlet; cuffs and collars to
be piped with scarlet.
II. All companies of infantry organized hereafter will be required to adopt this uni-form.
Companies already in existence and uniformed will be required to adopt the
regulation full dress uniform whenever they shall renew their uniforms, and all are
urged to supply themselves with the full dress and fatigue uniform at as early a day
as practicable.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutaat-General.
Headquarters Nortu Carolina State Guard,
Raleigh, January 1, 1884.
[Circular No. 1—New Series.]
To the Members of tlie North Carolina State Guard:
For some years past most urgent efforts have been made by the State authorities and
members of the State Guard to bring the Guard up to as high a standard of perfection as
the limited power and means at their command would permit, and, in spite of almost
insurmountable obstacles, so persistent have been their efforts that to-day North Caro-lina
stands among the few Southern States that possess a regularly organized, equipped,
well-drilled and disciplined body of State soldiery. The main drawback to the complete
equipment and appearance of the Guard hitherto has been the diversity of uniforms,
the patterns of which, in many instances, are not only obsolete, butare unnecessarily ex-pensive,
and unsuited for active or real service. In view of these facts, therefore, it has
been deemed best to establish and prescribe a regular "State uniform," reasonable Id
price, handsome and distinctive in appearance, and admirably adapted for all kinds of
service. All who have seen the patterns of the new uniform approve it heartily, and it is
believed that its adoption will give general satisfaction to the whole Guard. In order to
save the troops as much trouble as possible, and to secure uniformity in goods and gen-eral
appearance, arrangements have been made with the following named house, Petti-bone
Manufacturing Co., No. 165 Elm street, Cincinnati, Ohio, who agree to furnish the
entire full dress for $17.00, and the fatigue for $10.20. Officers will be furnished with full
dress for $2G.OO, and the fatigue for $13.45.
Uniformity of dress once secured, our organization and equipment is complete.
By order of the Governor : .
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAE. 43
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, January 31, 188-1.
[General Orders No. 2.]
I. Company commanders are required to make monthly reports, showing strength
and condition of company, number of drills and parades, &c; said reports to he made
out in duplicate, on blank forms furnished from this office ; one to be forwarded to the
Adjutant-General, and the other to the Regimental Commander, who will send to this
office a consolidated report of his regiment each month.
II. Companies are required to parade in full dress uniform at least once in every
month, upon such day and at such hour as the company commandant shall appoint. At
such parade, the company will be inspected by its commander, and all orders received
since the last monthly parade shall be read to the company. A report of each monthly
parade will be made in the regular monthly report provided for in the preceding section.
III. To entitle the company to receive the annual appropriation, the reports must
show that the average attendance at monthly parades equal seventy-five per cent, of
the minimum number of men required for a company by law—that is, twenty-four (24)
men, rank and file.
IV. Brigade Commanders will be required to visit and inspect the companies of their
respective brigades, and Regimental Commanders the companies of their respective
regiments, at least once a year, and make annual report thereof to the Adjutant-General,
with such comment, advice, or suggestions as they may see proper to make, for the good
of the service.
V. In each armory there shall be kept a bulletin board, on which all orders shall be
posted for the information of the command, the orders to remain on the board at least
30 days.
VI. Officers are required to acknowledge promptly the receipt of all orders and
official communications ; and to keep the same on file.
VII. Elections, resignations, deaths and removals, of commissioned officers of com-panies,
must be promptly reported, in duplicate, to the Adjutant-General and to the Regi-mental
Commander. Requisitions for commissions must be forwarded to the Adjutant-
General, through regular channels.
VIII. Each company will be allowed, each year, at least one thousand ball cartridges,
for expenditure in rifle practice or otherwise, under orders ; five hundred of which will
be kept constantly on hand as a reserve supply, ready for issue in case of disturbance
of the peace or other emergency requiring the issue of ammunition. Five hundred
blank cartridges will be allowed to the company per annum. No ammunition issued by
the State will be expended except for military purposes, under orders, or in the pres-ence
of a commissioned officer.
IX. All communications for the Adjutant-General will, until further notice, be ad-dressed
to him at Asheville, North Carolina.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. <
'.
44 ANNUAL ItKPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
[Special Okdeb No. 1.]
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, April 10, 18.SI.
In accordance with the provisions of the Code of North Carolina, section ::-287, a Board
will assemble at Asheville, N. C„ on Thursday, the 22d day of May, 1884, to establish and
prescribe rules, regulations, forms and proceedings for the use, government and instruc-tion
of the militia of North Carolina, subject to the approval of the Governor and Com-mander-
in-Chief.
The Board will be composed as follows:
•
Brigadier-General Johnstone Jones, Adjutant-General.
Colonel Francis H. Cameron, Inspector-General.
| 'olonel John W. Cotten, Colonel of the First Regiment
Captain A. J. Ellington, Captain Company I, Third Regiment.
Lieutenant J. It. Robertson, Company E, Fourth Regiment.
Private John L. Cantwell, Company C, Second Regiment.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTON B JUNK-,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
[SrEClAL I >RDEIt NO. 2.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Abbeville, April 11, 1884.
Lieut. T. Ji. Young will proceed at once to Burnsville, N. C, and deliver to Judge
Shipp the communication from this office, dated to-day. He will return immedial sly
with Judge Shipp's answer; and will render to me an account of his expenses.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, May 5, 1884
[Genes il < Orders No. 3.]
Company A (Winston Light Infantry), Third Regiment, North Carolina State Guard,
having been reported by the Inspector-General as failing to appear as ordered for the
annual inspection on the 11th April, is hereby disbanded, and will be stricken from
the rolls of the State Guard.
The commissions of the officers of the company are hereby revoked, and the arms
and all State property in the possession of this company will be returned by them at
once to the State • Irdnance Officer at Raleigh, and by him receipted for.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 45
NORTH CAROLINA.
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, May 7, 1884.
[Special Order No. 3.]
The Salisbury Rifles having been disbanded, Captain Parker is hereby required to
immediately deliver the arms and State property in his possession to the Ordnance
Officer, as heretofore required. Upon his failure to do so in the next ten days, suit
will be instituted against his bondsmen.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
J.OHNSTONB JON IX
Adjutant-General N. C
NORTH CAROLINA,
Ahji'taxt-General's Department,
Asheville, May 7, 1884
[Special Order No. 4.]
The Duplin Rifles having been disbanded, they are required to forthwith return to the
State Ordnance Officer the arms and equipments in their possession belonging to the
State of North Carolina. Failing to do this within the next ten days, their bondsmen
will be proceeded against.
By order of the Governor :
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, May 31, 1884.
[< rENEHAL ORDERS No. 4.]
The Regulations for the State Guard, prepared by the Board of Officers detailed by
Special Orders No. 1, dated April 10, 1884, consisting of Adjutant-General Johnstone
Jones, Inspector-General F. H. Cameron, Colonel John W. Gotten, Captain A. J. Elling-ton,
Lieutenant T. R. Robertson and Private John L. Cantwell, having been completed,
are hereby adopted for the guidance and government of the North Carolina State Guard.
and will be published in book form and distributed to the command in such numbers
and in such manner as shall hereafter be directed.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
46 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
NnRTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, August 18, 1884.
•[General Orders No. 5.]
The First, Second, Third and Fourth Regiments of the North Carolina State Guard
will appear at Raleigh on the 30th day of September, iu heavy marching order, to parti-cipate
in the opening ceremonies of the State Exposition, and for review by the Governor
and Commander-in-Chief, on October 1st.
The following programme is announced:
FIRST DAY.
I. The State Guard to escort Senator Hawley, the orator, the Governor and officials to
the grounds.
_'. Address by Senator Hawley.
:?. Review of the State Guard.
SECOND DAY.
1. Competitive drill of military companies, confined to North Carolina. First prize to
successful company, $300.
2. To next best drilled company, $100.
3. Rifle target shooting, by teams from companies, prize to best score by any team,
$100.
4. Competitive band practice—prize to best band, $100.
The State will furnish the troops with transportation, quarters at Camp Russell, fuel
and lights—the men will bring blankets. Companies must rely upon themselves for .
subsistence. Troops will arrive on September 30th and depart October 3d, so that the
expedition will not cover a period of more than four days. Troops will appear on parade
October 1st and 2d in full dress uniform.
Each company will be entitled to transportation and quarters for one caterer and two
cooks, or servants.
Military bands will be transported and quartered by the State in like manner with the
troops.
The competitive drill will be by printed schedule furnished the officers of companies,
under the usual rules and regulations governing competitive drills, and the award will
be made by three officers of the United States Army, detailed for the purpose, who will
not be known until they arrive on the ground.
The minimum number of men to be drilled by each company will be twenty-four, not
including two guides and three commissioned officers, and no credit will be allowed for
men in excess of the number named.
The drill will be confined to companies of the North Carolina State Guard.
General and Field officers and their Start's, and officers of the General Staff, will report
f ir duty to the Adjutant-General, on September 30th, at Camp Russell.
Companies that may be unable to attend will report the fact at once to this office, and
also to the .commandant of the regiment, together with a full statement of the cause of
inability to respond.
The details of this movement will hereafter be published in general orders.
The Commander-in-Chief expresses the hope that the state Guard will appear in full
numbers in obedience to this order, and that employers "ill permit their employees,
u ho are members of the State ( luard, to attend.
This Exposition is designed to display the resources and products of North Carolina,
and it is the earnest desire of the Governor that the opening ceremonies shall be at-
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 47
(ended by the citizen soldiery, and that they appear with full ranks and in perfect order,
so that the State's progress in this line may be fully illustrated.
v
The companies of the colored battalion will be assembled at the opening of the North
Carolina Industrial Association, on the lGth of October, and encamped for several days;
the details of this movement will be announced in due time.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, September 3d, 1884.
[General Orders No. G.]
I. The following newly organized compauies are hereby assigned and lettered as fol-lows,
viz.
:
1. The Forsyth Riflemen, Captain S. H. Smith, Winston, to the Third Regiment, as
Company "A."
2. The Greenville Guards, Captain I. A. Sugg, Greenville, Pitt county, to the First
Regiment, as Company "B."
II. The Anson Veterans, Company "K," Second Regiment, having failed to comply
with the requirements of the law and regulations, is hereby disbanded, commissions of
the officers revoked, and the name of said company stricken from the rolls. The arms
and equipments, belonging to this State, in the possession of this company, will be deliv-ered
up to the State Ordnance Officer at Raleigh, forthwith.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, September 5, 1884.
[Special Orders No. 5.]
The Inspector-General is directed to inspect Company A, First Battalion Infantry
(colored), North Carolina State Guard, and make report to this-office.
The Commander-in-Chief receives and accepts the excuse rendered by the com-manding
officer of that company for their failure to appear at the inspection ordered
July 11th ulto.
By order of the Governor
:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
48 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Adjtjtant-Geneeai/b Department,
Raleigh, September 1.'. 1884
'.-. \i. Orders No. 7. ]
The following rules and regulations will govern the rifle matches of the North Can
Iina State Guard, at the State Exposition Grounds, Raleigh, October 2d, for thepri
offered by the Exposition Association:
('reedmoor targets will be used, and Creedmoor regulations will be observed. The
firing shall be at the two-hundred-yard range. The target, six l'eet in height, four feel
in width, has as its scoring values a "bullseye," whose value is '<: a "centre," whos
value is 4: an " inner," whose value is 3; an "outer," whose value is :!. The ground <>!
the target is white, the bullseye and rings black. The diameter of the bullseye is .8
inches: of the centre 26; of the inner 4(1 inches; while the outer composes all that part
of the target outside the greatest ring.
The scoring will .be done by means of discs and flags. A black disc indicates a shot
in the outer; a black and white disc a shot in the inner; a red disc a shot in the cen-tre;
a. white disc a shot in the bullseye. These discs shall be placed by the marker.
who is in the pit in front of the target, exactly over the hole made by the bullet. The
•', who is at the firing point, shall watch the discsand make the score. The waving
:' a blue flag in front of the target indicati s a " miss." The signal of danger, a red
-hall be displayed from the marker's pit whenever the latter may desire. Whil it is so
ilayed no firing will be allowed.
Eacli company which may compete for the prizes will 'I; so through a " team " of five
men, of any rank, each team to fire twenty-five shots. Each team will report to the offl-i
in charge of the firing. When the firing begins he will distribute to each team
twenty-five ball cartridges. This ammunition shall be service model, To grains powder,
500-grain bullet. The use of other ammunition will on no account be permitted.
The rifles shall be Springfield, State model, calibre 4">. The trigger-pull shall not be
less than four pounds. No hair or set triggers will be permitted. No globe or pee]
sights will be allowed, and no alteration of the ordinary front and roar Rights, by filing
Oi" otherwise, will be permitted.
The position in tiring shall be that prescribed in tactics for the s lorter ranges : stand-ing,
face to the target, rifle at the shoulder; the fingers of the left handt ) lie in front of
the trigger-guard. No artificial rest will be allowed.
The teams will draw for positions in order. Each team when called will take ammu-nition
from the officer in charge, and will begin firing. Each member of a team will
fire one round, then repeat in the same succession until the five rounds have been fired.
Special orders will give information as to the officer detailed to take charge of the
firing, and will also designate the hour at which the firing will begin.
ih. i members of each team shall be in the uniform worn by their respective compa-nies,
obedience to the instructions of the officer in charge and promptness in the e.t( -
'on of commands will be expected of every competitor.
'I'ho officer in charge will, as soon as the firing is ended, make :> complete report 01
the - sore to the Adjutant-General of the result. The latter officer will then report to the
retary of the State Exposition and award the prizes ' i the winners.
By order of the Governor:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General
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[General Orders No. 8.]
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, September 29, 1881.
I. The Raleigh Light Infantry, Company A, First Regiment, having failed to comply
with the laws and regulations governing the State Guard, are hereby disbanded, the
commissions of its officers revoked, and will be stricken from the muster-rolls.
II. The arms and equipments in possession of the company belonging to the .Slate
will be returned forthwith in good order to the State Ordnance Officer at Raleigh.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. <
'.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, September 20, 1831.
[General Orders No. 9.]
I. The following hours will be observed by the troops while at Camp Russell, from
September 30th to October 3d, inclusive
:
Reveille (i A. M.
Surgeon's Call 0:3Q
"
Breakfast. 7
"
Guard Mounting 8
"
Drill '. 8:30
Assembly and leave camp for Exposition 10 "
Dress Parade <; P. M.
Retreat G:30 "
Supper 7 "
Tattoo 10 "
Taps 10:30
II. Brig.-General Matthew P. Taylor will have command of the camp.
III. The Headquarters of the Adjutant-General are established at Rooms 31 and 32,
Yarborough House, where officers will report, except when otherwise directed.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
[General Orders No. 10.]
GENERAL HEADQUARTE BS,
Raleigh, September 30, 1881.
I. To-morrow, Wednesday, the troops will leave camp at ten o'clock (10 a. m.) in full
dress uniform, proceed to the Capitol, north gate, and there receive Gov. Jarvis and Staff,
the Orator of the Day, Officers of the Exposition, members of the Council of State, and
Justices of the Supreme Court. At 10:30 a. m., the column will proceed to the Exposi-tion
grounds; at 4 p. m., the troops will be reviewed by the Commander-in-Chief on the
Exposition grounds; after which they will return to camp.
II. The competitive drill will take place on the Exposition grounds at 10 a. jt, Thurs-day,
October 2. The Judges will be Capt. E. W. Hayes, U. S. A , Capt, A. C. Davis, Ptin-
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eipal LaGrange Davis School, and Lieut. J. B. Batchelor, U. S. A. Tlio tivill will be con?
dinted under the regulations heretofore published.
III. The Target-practice will take place on the Exposition grounds at 2 p. m., on
Thursday. Colonel John W. Cotten, of the First Regiment, will have charge of the
practice, and teams will report to him on the grounds.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief
:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asiievillb, October 7, 1884.
[General Orders No. 11.]
I. The Colored Battalion of the North Carolina State Guard will appear at Ra'.eigh on
the lfith day of October, in heavy marching order, to participate in the opening cere-monies
of the North Carolina Industrial Association, at the Exposition grounds, on the
16th day of October.
II. The State will furnish the troops with transportation, quarters at Camp Russell,
fuel and lights. The men will bring blankets. Companies must rely upon themselves
for subsistence.
III. Upon arriving at Raleigh, troops will report to Lieutenant-Colonel Abram Halli-day,
commanding the battalion.
IV. The " Howard Light Infantry" will proceed to Raleigh on the 15th of October and
return on the 17th, via the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad and the Raleigh and
Augusta Air-Line.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, November 10, 1881.
[General Orders No. 12.]
I. The commissioned officers of the several companies composing the First Regi-ment
will assemble at Tarboro, on Thursday, the 4th day of December, 1884, for the
biennial election of Field Officers, viz. : a Colonel, a Lieutenant-Colonel and a Major.
II. The commissioned officers of the several companies composing the Second Regi-ment
will assemble at Wilmington, on Thursday, the 4th day of December, 1884, for the
biennial election of Field Officers, viz. : a Colonel, a Lieutenant-Colonel and a Major.
III. The commissioned officers of the several companies composing the. Third Regi-ment
will assemble at Winston, on Thursday, the 4th day of December, 1884, for the
biennial election of Field Officers, viz.: a Colonel, a Lieutenant-Colonel and a Major.
The "Iredell Blues," Company C, Fourth Regiment, is hereby transferred and assigned
to the Third Regiment, and will hereafter be known and designated as Company K,
Third Regiment.
I V. The commissioned officers of the several companies composing the Fourth Regi-ment
will assemble at Charlotte, on Thursday, the 4th day of December, 1884, for the
biennial election of Field Officers, viz. : a Colonel, a Lieutenant-Colonel and a Major.
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V. The commissioned officers of the several companies composing the First Bat-talion,
colored, will assemble at Raleigh, on Thursday, the 4th day of December, 1884,
for the biennial election of Field Officers, viz.: a Colonel, a Lieutenant-Colonel and a
Major.
VI. Commanding officers of Regiments will notify immediately the commissioned
•officers of the several companies of their respective regiments as to the time and place
designated for this election.
VII. The attention of electors is called to the following regulations governing the
elections of Field Officers:
1. Each commissioned company officer of the regiment is entitled to one vote, and
may be represented by written proxy.
2. The senior company officer present at the meeting, and entitled to vote, will preside.
If he waives the privilege, the meeting may choose a presiding officer from out of the
number present. A secretary will be elected by the body. The field officers of the regi-ment
shall be excluded from the meeting; only the captains and lieutenants may be
present.
3. No presiding officer shall proceed with an election, unless a quorum, consisting of
a majority of the electors, are present in person or by proxy and voting.
4. A certified roster of the regiment or battalion shall be furnished to the presiding offi-cer
previous to an election, by the Adjutant-General. In case any officer's name does
not appear on this list, he may be declared an elector upon offering satisfactory evidence
*hat he has been commissioned, and that his commission has not been revoked, uor his
company disbanded.
5. The names of the candidates for the position or positions to be filled will then be
put in nomination, and the members shall proceed to vote by ballot, the votes to be
Teceived and the names of the voters recorded in the usual way.
6. When it shall appear that any eligible person has a majority of votes of the elec-tors,
the presiding officer shall forthwith notify him of his election, and make return of
the election, or of any neglect or refusal to elect, to the Adjutant-General within ten
days ; and every person so elected and notified shall declare his acceptance to the pre-siding
officer within ten days from reception of the notice, otherwise it shall be consid-ered
that he has declined the office. If, before the meeting is dissolved, the person
chosen shall signify to the presiding officer his refusal to accept, such refusal shall be
recorded and made part of the return, and the presiding officer shall cause the electors
to proceed to another choice. Before notifying the Adjutant-General, the presiding offi-cer
will ascertain whether the officer elected accepts or declines the office, and will make
return thereof.
7. In ease there be no quorum, or if the electors fail from any cause to elect, and the
rreetmg be adjourned, the presiding officer shall make a report of the same, in writing,
to the Adjutant-General through proper channels.
8. Officers will attend the elections in uniform.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. 0.
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MIRTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, November 17, 1884-
1 General Orders No. 13.]
An error occurs in paragraph five of General Orders No 12, issued November 10, 188 J.
and the same is hereby reformed so as to read as follows :
V. The commissioned officers of the several companies composing the First Battalion,,
colored, will assemble at Raleigh, on Thursday, the 4th day of December, 1884, for the
biennial election of Field Officers, viz.: one Major—the Battalion consisting of but two-companies.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, December 12, 1884.
[General Orders No. 14.]
At elections held on Thursday, December 4, 1884, by the company officers of the sev-eral
regiments of the North Carolina State Guard, the following officers were duly elected'
for a term of two years, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly
:
FIRST REGIMENT.
Colonel—JOHN W. GOTTEN, Tarboro.
Lieutenant-Colonel—ISAAC A. SUGG Greenville.
Major—W. P. WILLIAMSON, Tarboro.
SECOND REGIMENT.
Colonel—WILLIAM C. JONES, Wilmington,
Lieutenant-Colonel—E. F. McRAE, Shoe Heel.
Major—W. S. COOK Fayetteville.
THIRD REGIMENT.
Colonel-JAMES D.GLENN, Leaksville.
Lieutenant-Colonel—J. H. BARNARD, Asheville.
Major—SAMUEL H. SMITH Winston.
FOURTH REGIMENT.
( •(.!.., nel—J. T. ANTHONY, Charlotte.
Liectenant-Colonisl—JOHN C. TIPTON Lincolnton.
Ma.ior-W. W. BOYCE Pineville.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. «'
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[General Oedee No. 15.]
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, December 16, ks«t.
The Governor and Commander-in-Chief expresses his thanks and gratification to the
companies of the State Guard that responded to Lis call by attending the opening cere-monies
of the recent State Exposition ; and, in this connection, he acknowledges to both
officers and men his grateful appreciation of the hearty support which they have uni-formly
given him in all his efforts, during the past six years, for the improvement and
development of the organization.
Than the parade of the Guard on the first day of October, a more imposing display of
-citizen-soldiery has perhaps never been seen in North Carolina. The degree of profi-ciency
in tactics shown by the several commands, the completeness of their equipment,
the soldierly bearing of the men, was a revelation and a surprise to the public, excited
very general admiration among the vast concourse of North Carolinians who witnessed
the display, and won encomiums from the severest military critics.
The Commander-in-Chief congratulates the Guard on their handsome appearance,
splendid discipline, cheerful obedience to orders, and excellent behaviour, upon that
occasion, both in camp and on the line of march. He feels a pardonable pride in saying
that the State Guard now ranks among the most efficient bodies of citizen-soldiery in the
Union; and he trusts that in the coming years, it may go on improving and gaining a
still stronger and deeper hold on the esteem and good-will of the people, until it shall
be regarded by every citizen of North Carolina not only as an ornament to the Common-wealth
in time of peace, and a just source of laudable State pride, but also as a safeguard
•against the spirit of lawlessness, a bulwark of defence, and a nucleus for the formation
of larger bodies of troops in times of public danger.
The personal courtesies of which the Commander-in-Chief was the recipient from
individuals and organizations, were most gratefully appreciated and are kindly remem-bered.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
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REPORT OF GENERAL TAYLOR.
HEADQUARTERS CAMP JARVI8,
Raleigh, N. C, October 4th, 1884-
To General Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General, Asheville, N. C.
:
General:— In obedience to General Orders No. 10, issued by the Commander-in-Chief,.
His Excellency, Governor Thomas J. Jarvis, through you as Adjutant-General of the
State, I assumed command of "Camp Jarvis" on the 30th of September. During the
latter part of the day on the 30th ultimo, the troops commenced to arrive, and with the
assistance of Lieut. W. C. Jones, Adjutant of the Second Regiment, and Acting Assistant
Adjutant-General until the arrival of my staff, the troops were comfortably quartered as
fast as they reported, and everything done to contribute to their comfort.
On the morning of the 1st of October, the troops having all arrived, comprising the
First and Second Brigades, were formed in line at half past o'clock promptly, and took
up the line of march to the north gate of the Capitol Square, where we received His Ex-cellency
and Staff, the State Council, officers of the Exposition, and the Orator of the
Day, Senator Hawley, of the State of Connecticut, and continued the line of march to-the
Exposition grounds, reaching there after one of the most tiresome marches the
troops had ever been subjected to, on account of the excessive heat and clouds of dust
through which they had to march.
As will be seen by the report of the Assistant Surgeon-General, Dr. Hubert Haywoodr
herewith enclosed, and marked Exhibit C, twenty-nine of the men on the line of march
from the city were compelled to leave the ranks from heat exhaustion. Through the
skillful and never-ceasing attention of Dr. Eugene Grissom, Surgeon-General, Dr. Hubert
Haywood, Assistant Surgeon-General, Drs. Crowell and Croom, these men were most
Attentively cared for, and too much praise cannot be given them by the entire State
Guard in the discharge of their laborious duties. Under these skillful surgeons, these
men were in a day or two restored to their commands, and no serious results appre-hended
in any case.
On reaching the Exposition grounds the troops were wheeled into line and arms were
stacked and the lines dismissed until the tap of the drum at 5 o'clock p. m., to enable1
the command to hear the address of Senator Hawley.
At 5 o'clock the lines were again formed and we took up the line of march for the city
and were conveyed by the railroad to it, thus avoiding the h< at and|dust which was so
unbearable.
As the excessive heat at the Exposition grounds prevented a review of the troops by
His Excellency, they passed in review at the Yarbprough House, where the Commander
in-Chief was in waiting on the balcoay of the hotel.
On Thursday the competitive drill took place at the Exposition grounds, under the
directions of Captain E. W. Hayes and Lieutenant Joseph Ii. Batehelor, Jr., of the United
States Army, and Captain A. «'. Davis, of Davis School. Six companies having entered
for the prize, the drill was commenced at half-past 12 o'clock, the result of which has
been furnished you by the above-named officers.
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It was indeed a grand day for the North Carolina State Guard, and the competitive drill
could not have been surpassed by any volunteer commands in the United States.
The target-practice, under the management and direction of Colonel John W: Cotten,
with his assistants, was conducted the same day, and his report has been already made
to you.
It affords me unbounded pleasure to report that not one thing occurred to mar the
pleasure of the troops on this grand occasion, and I venture the assertion that as large a
body of men never assembled in any encampment, where there was not a single instance
of insubordination or the least intemperance, and by their soldierly bearing they received
from all quarters the very highest commendation. The troops were dnder strict mili-tary
discipline during the entire encampment,
I cannot close my report without returning my thanks to Captain Hayes and Lien-tenant
Batchelor, of the United States Army, who served on the staff of myself and
General Hancock, and rendered us such valuable assistance.
By Lieutenant W. G. Jones, who served me as Assistant Adjutant-General, until the
arrival of my staff, I was greatly assisted, and he rendered me invaluable service.
To Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. Olds the North Carolina State Guard were again placed
under a debt of gratitude for the complete arrangement at Camp Jarvis, looking to their
comfort.
Enclosed herewith you will find reports of the strength of the First Brigade, marked
" Exhibit A," and the Second Brigade, marked " Exhibit B."
Very respectfully,
MATTHEW P. TAYLOR,
Brigadier-General Commanding Camp Jarvis.
George H. Hall, Major and Acting Assistant Adjutant-Genera!.
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REPORT OF THE FIRST BRIGADE N. C. S. G.
IN CAMP AT CAMP JARVIS, RALEIGH, N. C, OCTOBKR 1ST AND 2D, 1884.
*Extra l>and.
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EEPORT OF THE SECOND BRIGADE N. C. S. G.
CAMP JARVIS, RALEIGH, N. C, OCTOBER 1ST AND 2d, 1884.
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REPORT OF THE SURGEON-GENERAL
SURGEON-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Raleigh, October 28, It 84.
To General Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General North Carolina State Guard, Asheville, N. C.
General:—I have the honor to report that in obedience to Special Order No. 7, myself
and Medical Staff reported at Headquarters for duty on September 29th ult.
For the following two or three days during the service of the State Guard upon the
exercises attending the opening of the State Exposition, the sick belonging to the Guard
were promptly and properly attended to. The quarters for the entire Guard were neat
and comfortable, and the hospital was well supplied with medicines. Upon the march
the troops were followed by an ambulance corps, with ice and restoratives. The day was
warm, but the march was short—only about two-and-a-half miles—and no casualties
occurred.
The enclosed Hospital Report, and the Report of Dr. Hubert Haywood, Assistant Sur-geon-
General, contains a list of the sick and results.
I recommend to your especial consideration the services cf Dr. Hubert Haywood,
Assistant Surgeon-General, Dr. Crowell and Dr. Croome, and that an allowance be made
to each. I have the honor to be your obedient servant,
EUGENE GRISSOM,
Surgeon-General North Carolina State Guard.
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HOSPITAL REPORT.
Name.
Dancy, Frank L..
Jeffreys, Buck ....
Cobb, C. M
Rubs, John
Burch, W. R
Overby, W. B
Thomas, J. E
Brown, S. D
Wilkins, W. H
MeDevett, W. H..
Mayo, H. B
Tipton, J. C
Anthony, J. F
Smith, J. S
Bloom, Jim
Lee, J. F
Simpson. J. H
Austin, J. E. W...
Lowe,
Campbell, A
Depo, H. M
Maltsby, J. S
Moore, S. T
Richardson, E. E
Farris,
Company.
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ENCAMPMENT OF THE COLORED BATTALION.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR-GENERAL CAMERON.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR-GENERAL,
Raaeigh, N. C, October 18, 188*.
Geseeal Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General, Asheville, N. «'.
:
Slit:— I have the honor to report that, in compliance with the terms of General Order
No. 11 Companies "A " and "C," composing the First Battalion (colored) Infantry, N. C.
S. ' '., Went into camp at Camp Russell on the morning of the 15th, Major George Lane,
commanding.
On the afternoon of the same day I reviewed and inspected the battalion. On the 16th
a. competitive drill was had between the companies for the prize offered l>y the Stat<'
Exposition, for the best drilled colored eompany, resulting in favor of Company A (Oak-
City Blues).
The award being made by Judges selected and appointed by the companies them-selves.
On the evening of the 17th the camp was broken up. Company C returning to
Fayetteville. The troops were in good serviceable condition, free, from sickness, and
conducted themselves during the encampment in a worthy and becoming manner.
Yours very respectfully,
F. H. CAMERON,
Colonel and Inspector-General.
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(M.)
RAY AND ANDERSON CASE—EMPLOYMENT OF TROOPS-EXHIBITS.
No. 1.—APPLICATION FROM THE SHERIFF OF MITCHELL CO.
[copy.]
SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
Bakt.rsville, N. C, March 20, 18S4.
General Johnstone Jones,
Commanding Troops at Asheville, N. C:
Dear General :—You are, perhaps, aware of the excitement that prevails here and
throughout the county of Mitchell on account of the recent homicides committed in this
(Mitchell) county, and the principal prisoners are now confined in jail at Asheville and
others here. So I deem it absolutely necessary to the protection of life, the preserva-tion
of law and order to secure the presence of troops and their aid in conducting the
prisoners from Asheville jail to this place, and to preserve order while they are here.
Hence I write to you, as I have written to the Solicitor, to do whatever is necessary to
secure the aid of a portion of the troops under your command. :;: * * Please
notify me at once about what force from your command could be here upon the proper
application from the authorized authorities, to the end that the proper steps may be
taken, and greatly oblige.
Yours, in confidence,
^V. C. HICKEY,
Sheriff of Mitchell Count v, N. C.
2.—REPLY TO SHERIFF HICKEY.
Asheville, March 29, 1884.
Sheriff W. C. Hickey :
Dear Sir :—I am in receipt of your letter of the 20th inst. I am very sorry to hear
that there exists in your county the state of excitement which you represent, and hope
it may yet abate ; and that the law may take its course without hindrance and without
the necessity of a resort to so extraordinary a proceeding as the employment of soldiers.
But if it be absolutely necessary to the protection of life, and the preservation of law
and order, that troops should be used, as apprehended by you, a force will be furnished
you upon application made by you and endorsed by the Solicitor to the Governor.
Your application should be addressed to Governor Jarvis, and must set forth plainly
that you have reasonable apprehensions of mob violence; that, with the ordinary civil
posse, you would be unable to preserve law and order during the trial of the prisoner*,
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or to protect them against lawlessness, or to keep them secure pending the trial. You
should set out the grounds of your fears, so that the Governor may act advisedly in the
premises.
It would be proper for you to state how many troopsyou would need; when you ne >d
them, and for how long a time. It will be in the power of the Governor to furnish as
many soldiers as may be necessary.
I still hope and trust that this extraordinary measure may not be necessary.
Yours truly, .
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
3.—JUDGE GRAVES' APPLICATION FOR TROOPS.
[COPT.]
[TELEGRAMS.]
Hendersonville, N. C, March 22, 188J
Hon. T. J. Jarvis:
I am instructed by Judge Graves to say that he has information that Ray and Ander-son
in Asheville jail are not safely kept, and that he has ordered them delivered to the
Sheriff of Henderson county for safe-keeping; that he is further informed that they
have arms at their command, and apprehends danger of resistance to his order, and,
therefore, requests you to order the State Guard at Asheville to assist the Sheriff of Bun-combe
county in holding the prisouers to-night, and aid the Sheriff of Henderson in
delivering them to the jail in Hendersonville.
G. S. FERGUSON, Solicitor.
Raleigh, N. C, March 23, 1884.
W. T. Weaver, Captain Asheville Light Infantry
:
You are. hereby directed to detail from your command such force as the Sheriff of
Buncombe or Henderson may require to enforce the order of Judge Graves in the re-moval
of Ray and Anderson from Asheville to Hendersonville jail, and for their safe
custody while in Asheville and their safe removal to Hendersonville. Let your men
report to either sheriff and only in such numbers, and in ease of actual necessity.
T. J. JARYIs, Governor,
4.—GOVERNOR JARVIS' INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Executive Department,
Raleigh, April 1, 1884.
GEK. Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General, Asheville, N. <
'.
:
Leak Sir :—I enclose you a copy of a letter I have this day mailed to Solicitor Adams,
which will fully inform you of my views about sending troops to Mitchell Court 1 think
I have taken the true position, and that I occupy safe ground. The Judge is now mak-
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ing his rounds in the district holding his courts, and he is the best judge as to whetii ;r
he is able to preserve the peace or not without help. It would be discourteous, to say the
least of it, to send a military force to attend one of his courts upon the presumption that
he is not able to keep the peace, without being asked by him to do so. jlle may prefer to
rely upon the sheriff and the support of the law-abiding element of the county to sus-tain
him. If he desires a military force rfe can have it. So you will please instruct the
Sheriff of Mitchell to lay all his information as to the necessity of the presence of the
military before the Solicitor, and he will communicate it to the Judge, who will take
such action as he thinks proper. Keep the Statesville and Asheville companies well in
hand, so that either or both may be used if the Judge shall call for them. * *
Truly yours,
THOS. J. JARVIS.
5.—GOVERNOR JARVIS' LETTER TO SOLICITOR ADAMS.
(Referred to in preceding letter).
April 1st, 1SS4.
To Solicitor Eigiith Judicial District :
I send you enclosed so much of a letter received yesterday from General Jones, as
refers to the supposed purpose of the people of Mitchell to lynch Ray and Anderson
when they are taken there for trial, aad the supposed necessity for the presence of the
military; I beg that you will give the matter such attention as it deserves and consult
with the Judge*about it. I have no idea of sending the military where auy Judge is
holding Court unless the Judge himself asks for it. I am a great worshiper of the civil
law and a'great believer in the majesty and power of its Judges. And such I believe to
be the sentiment of the people of this State. I have never heard of a man being lynched
in this State while on his way to the Superior Court to be tried. Nor have I ever heard
of such a thing being done while the Court was in session, and I am loath to believe that
the people of Mitchell will attempt to do either. It would, in my opinion, be both improper
and a bad example to send the military in the presence of the Court without the request
of the Court, and, I repeat, I have no idea of doing it. I am not willing to take it for granted
that the Court will not be able to maintain peace and order and enforce the law and to
act upon such a presumption by sending the military, unasked, to aid the Court. If,
however, such an anomally should occur in the affairs of this State that any Judge is not
able with the means at his command to preserve the peace and enforce the law, I am
ready to respond to any call he may make upon me. While I do not believe in the use
of the military except in extreme eases of necessity, yet I believe that a wise Executive,
upon whom the maintenance of law and order must fall in times of outbreak and unusual
excitement, will, in time of quiet, provide himself with a force—call it militia, State
Guard, or what you may—upon which he can rely when the hour of danger and disorder
comes, and the time for action on his part arrives.
By the aid of officials and men who have given their time and no little of their scanty
means to the service, the State now has an efficient Guard, with the merest trifle of cost
to the public treasury, upon which the State can rely in any emergency, and with which
any lawlessness can be easily put down.
Please make known to Judge Shipp the contents of this letter, and say to him I will
give him any support he may desire, and that I shall direct that all communications on
that subject from the sheriff, or any other person in Mitchell, come through him.
It is yet some weeks to Mitchell Court, so you will have ample time to collect all the
needful information for the Judge to enable him to act considerately in the matter, and
this I beg that you will do. I sincerely trust the conclusions you will both reach will be
that no armed force is necessary, and that the results will show that you were right. If,
however, you reach a different conclusion, the Judge has but to inform me of his wishes
through you, or direct himself, and they shall be carried out, ic, &e.
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6.—LETTER FROM ADJUTANT-GENERAL TO SHERIFF HICKEY.
[Office copy—Original sent by registered letter, April 2, 18*4. Copy sent Governor,
April 2, 1884-] #
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, April 2, 1884.
Sheriff W. C. Hickey, Bakersville, N. C.
:
Dear Sir:—I am to-day in receipt of a letter, dated the 1st inst., from His Excellency.
Thos. J. Jarvis, in which he encloses copy of a letter written by him to Solicitor Adams
in relation to the employment of military at the coming trial of Ray and Anderson.
1 enclose you a copy of this letter in order that you may be fully informed as to the
steps to be taken by you in case you shall need the assistance of the military and shall
make application therefor, and also that you may fully understand the views of the Chief
Executive upon the matter.
I am instructed by the Governor to say to you, that you will lay all your information as
to the necessity of the presence of the military in Mitchell county at the approaching-trial
of Ray and Anderson, before the Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial District, and
further, that he, the Solicitor, will communicate such information to the Judge riding the
district, who will take such action as lie thinks proper/
You will please acknowledge the receipt of this letter by return mail, directed to me
at Asheville. Very respectfully,
(Signed) JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
-ADJUTANT-GENERAL TO GOVERNOR JARVIS.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, April 2, 1884
To His Excellency, T. J. Jarvis,
Dear Sir:—1 have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communication of the
1st instant.
I have communicated your instructions to Sheriff Hickey by registered letter this daj .
and I enclose for your information a copy of my letter to him.
The "Iredell Blues" and the "Asheville Light Infantry" are in readiness to respond
immediately to any call that may be made upon them. They are provided with every
ttiing necessary for active service, except blankets and camp equipage. Should they be
ordered out, I should hate to see them go to Mitchell and be exposed to the weather
without tents and blankets, &c.
As to the necessity likely to arise for the employment of the troops at the trial, my
..,vn individual opinion is, that the Sheriff of Mitchell, with a sufficient posse of pick..!
men can both "protect life and preserve law and order." With twelve resolute men
summoned by the sheriff, I would be willing to undertake the job. I think I know the
people of Mitchell county, and I don't believe they will interfere with the regular admin-istration
of justice. They are not the lawless people that some writers have represented
them to be. The civil power is, in my opinion, amply able to take May and Anderson to.
Bakersville .and hold them there safely pending the trial.
But, the responsibility of the employment of troops rests with others. My duty is plain :
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To obey your orders ; to have the troops in readiness to respond promptly to your call,
and to execute your commands effectively; this, I am ready to do, much as I would
deplore the sight of soldiers around a North Carolina court-house.
I have the two companies named in your letter in perfect readiness to instantly obey
your call or that of the Judge of the district.
I will meet you at Waynesville on Tuesday of next week.
I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
8.—APPLICATION OF SHERIFF OF HENDERSON FOR TROOPS.
[copy.]
Hendersonville, N. C, April 8, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General N. C.
:
My Dear General:—I am ordered by his Honor, Judge Graves, to deliver Ed. Ray and
W. A. Anderson, now in Henderson county jail, charged with the murder of Ed. Horton,
Sebe Miller and S. Burleson, in Mitchell county, to the Sheriff of Mitchell county, on the
21st day of April, 1884, and am advised by G. S. Ferguson, Solicitor of the Ninth Judicial
District of North Carolina, to apply to you for the military company of your town, or a
guard, in making said delivery. I feel no hesitancy in making the application, and hope
the same will not be refused, as I will doubtless have some trouble to get a sufficient and
proper guard in my county. By a speedy answer you will greatly oblige,
Your servant,
M. S. JUSTUS,
Sheriff Henderson County, N. C.
9.—TELEGRAM FROM GOVERNOR JARVIS.
Raleigh, N. C, April 10, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones:
I think it better for you to forward all applications and information you may have
about Ray and Anderson to the Judge. Write him you will confer with him if he desires.
I do not wish to seem to obtrude upon him.
THOS. J. JARVIS.
10.—ADJUTANT-GENERAL TO GOVERNOR JARVIS.
Asheville, April 13, 1884.
Governor Thos. J. Jarvis:
Dear Sir:—In obedience to your telegraphic instructions of the 10th inst., received by
me on the 11th, I sent by special messenger the application of the Sheriff of Henderson
for military assistance to Judge Shipp at Burnsville. I enclose a copy of the answer
received last night. I have to-day instructed Sheriff Justus that you will not act upon
his application for troops for the present; but will await a call from Judge Shipp.
I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
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11.—ADJUTANT-GENERAL TO SHERIFF JUSTUS.
Ashevillk, N. C, April 13, 1884.
Sheriff M. S. Justus:
Dear Sir :—Your application of the 8th inst., for troops to guard Kay and Anderson to
Bakersville, was referred by me to Gov. Jarvis, and Judge Shipp, who is now riding the
Eighth Judicial District. In accordance with instructions received from Gov. Jarvis
and information and advice from Judge Shipp, I have to inform you that your applica-tion
for military assistance will not be acted on for the present; but we will await the
final decision of Judge Shipp and Solicitor Adams. Should they call for troops, you will
be furnished with a number sufficient for the purpose, Please acknowledge receipt of
this. Your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
12.—LETTER TO JUDGE SHIPP.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Depaktment,
Asheville, April 11, 1884.
Hon. W. M. Shipp,
Judge Presiding, Eighth Judicial District, Burnsville, N. C.
:
Dear Sir:—Under instructions of Governor Jarvis, I herewith transmit for your con-sideration
copy of an application received by me on the 9th instant from the Sheriff of
Henderson county.
If you desire to confer with me in person with regard to this matter, I will, at your
request, go to see you at Burnsville.
You will please send your answer by the bearer of this communication, Mr. T. B.
Young. I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
13.—REPLY OF JUDGE SHIPP.
Burnsville, April 12, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones :
My Dear Sir :—Your communication enclosing one from the Sheriff of Henderson was
handed me this morning by Mr. Young. The Solicitor and Mr. Gudger nave been con-sidering
the subject of bringing those prisoners, with great earnestness and deliberation,
fur the last week. They announce, as a general conclusion, that a military escort should
be avoided, if possible. It is agreed, however, that a final decision shall he postponed
until we go to Mitchell Court. Mr. Adams will, in the meantime, write to the Sheriff of
Henderson not to act in the matter until further orders.
From what I hear from Mitchell, I think the people are disposed to be quiet. * * *
1 would advise, upon the whole, that action be suspended in the premises until after the
meeting at Mitchell Court. Very respectfully,
W. M. sill PP.
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14.—REPORT OF CAPTAIN WEAVER.
Asheville, N. C, March 2G, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
:
Sir :—I have the honor to submit the following report : On Sunday evening, March 23,
1884, at 9 o'clock, I received from Gov. Thos. J. Jarvis the following telegram :
" Raleigh, N. C, March 23, 1884.
W. T. Weaver, Captain Asheville Light Infantry :
You are hereby directed to detail from your command such force as the Sheriff of Bun-combe
or Henderson may require to enforce the order of Judge Graves in the removal
of Ray and Anderson from Asheville to Hendersonville jail, and for theirsafe custody
while in Asheville, and their safe removal to Hendersonville. Let your men report to
either sheriff, and only in such numbers and in case of actual necessity.
THOS. J. JARVIS."
I reported immediately to the Sheriff of Henderson county, in Asheville, who ordered
that I place a guard of fifteen men around the jail at Asheville. By 10% o'clock p. m. I
had the guard assembled and placed on duty. At six o'clock on the morning of March
24th the guard was taken off and assembled in the Company Armory. The Sheriff
of Henderson then ordered that fourteen men of this guard accompany him in the
removal of Ray and Anderson from the Asheville jail to that of Henderson.
After a delay of near two hours in getting breakfast for the men, and horses for their
transportation, we took up the line of march for Hendersonville, with the prisoners,
Ray and Anderson. The road was in such a miry condition, on account of heavy rains,
and the streams so flooded, that we were compelled to use horses.
The following commissioned and non-commissioned officers and privates constituted
the guard
:
Captain W. T. Weaver, commanding,
First Lieutenant C. A. Mosley,
Second Sergeant W. L. Murphy,
Third Sergeant W. R. Israel,
Third Corporal J. A. Campbell,
Fourth Corporal E. Weddin,
Privates—W. R, Byrd, J. W. Speares, J. O. Howell, C. H. Miller, T. W. Pulling, Walter
Allen, James Young and H. C. Jones.
On the afternoon of March 24th we arrived in Hendersonville at about 4 o'clock, and
remained subject to the order of the sheriff until 9 o'clock in the morning of March
25th, when he decided that further assistance from the military was unnecessary, and
discharged us from further duty. We returned to Asheville, arriving at our Armory
at about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of March 25th.
Appended yoii will please find statement in detail of expenses incurred.
I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
W. T. WEAVER,
Captain commanding Co. B, 3d Regiment N. C. S. G.
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REPORT OF COMPETITIVE DRILL.
To the Adjutant-General :
Your committee take pleasure in reporting that the drill, as a whole, was eminently
satisfactory, the mistakes made '.being, many of them, due to the recent revision of
Upton's Tactics. P^very company competing would do honor to any State. Any State in
the Union might well be proud to count among its Guard such a private as Colonel Cant-well,
of the Wilmington Light Infantry, a veteran of the Mexican war, bearing on his
breast the medal of Churubusco.
In changing direction on a movable pivot, your committee observed that, without excep-tion,
the pivot file failed to take the step of nine inches prescribed by tactics.
Some of the movements relating to the manual of arms (embraced between num

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To His Excellency, Governor Thomas J. Jarvis :
Sir:—I have the honor to submit the following report for the
year 1884:
appendices.
The exhibits appended hereto contain a register of the mili-tary
force of the State, an abstract of the master rolls showing
the actual strength of the force, the Inspector-General's report,
the annual report of the State Ordnance Officer, an account of
the disbursement of the appropriation under the Act of 1883, a
list of the bonds and bondsmen of companies, general and
special orders and circulars issued during the year, reports of the
encampments at the Exposition, the Surgeon-General's report,
and the orders, dispatches, correspondence, and reports relative
to the employment of troops in the Ray and Anderson affair;
all of which I respectfully submit to the consideration of your
Excellency.
STRENGTH of the state guard.
During the year the following companies were disbanded,
under general orders, for failure to comply with the laws and
regulations in force, viz.: Company A, Third Regiment, "Win-
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ston Light Infantry"; Company K, Second Regiment, "Anson
Veterans"; Company A, First Regiment, "Raleigh Light
Infantry"—three in number, as against fourteen disbanded last
year.
There were several valuable accessions to the Guard. Early
in the year the Edgecombe Guards, the Smithville Guards, the
Haywood Grays, and Dallas Light Infantry completed their
organization and were placed on the rolls. Later on, the
Greenville Guards and the Forsythe Riflemen were organized
and received, making the number of accepted companies, now
constituting the State Guard, twenty-four, or one less than the
statute allows an annual appropriation for.
These companies are well armed and equipped, and in fair
state of discipline. They are capable of performing any reason-able
service that may be required of them both promptly and
effectively. The men are for the most part young, active, public-spirited
gentlemen, who, recognizing the absolute necessity of
obedieiace to the constitutional requirement for a military force
in the State, and being possessed of a becoming State pride, are
willing to give a part of their time and menus to the laudable
purpose of keeping up an efficient State Guard; and they merit
substantial encouragement from the State and from the commu-nities
where the company organizations are located. The useful-ness
of such a force is now universally conceded, and I am glad
to note a decided growth of public sentiment throughout the
State in favor of the maintenance and further improvement of
the State Guard.
This force is formed into four regiments of white troops and
one battalion of colored. The regiments are organized into two
brigades of two regiments each. The aggregate force is 1,002
men, including general, field and staff officers—an increase of
one hundred men over last year.
THE APPROPRIATION.
Under the Act of 18S3, chapter 283, appropriating one hun-dred
and fifty dollars per annum to each company that obeys all
the laws and regulations, &c, I expended during the year 1884
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the sum of thirty-six hundred dollars—that is, $150 each to 24
companies—leaving $150 uncalled for in the treasury. For a
detailed statement of this disbursement see Exhibit F. The
act allowed appropriations for twenty-five companies; but only
twenty-four were accepted as worthy to receive State aid. This
wise piece of legislation has resulted already in great good to the
Guard ; it was this substantial recognition of the force by the
State government that was absolutely necessary to its perma-nence;
and though the amount allotted to each company is small,
yet it is a considerable help and lightens the burdens upon the
men very materially.
SALES OF ORDNANCE.
While we have taken from the State Treasury, under the Act
of 1883, during the present year, the sum of $3,600 for the sup-port
and maintenance of the Guard, we have, since the begin-ning
of the last fiscal year, placed in the Treasury, to the credit
of this department, the sum of $6,275.80, realized partly from
the sale of old, useless, obsolete, or condemned military property
belonging to the State, such as rifles of old patterns, ammunition
for such arms, and a number of old cannon that were of no use,
and partly from a commutation of some ordnance stores due the
State from the Federal Government, under the Act of 1808,
which appropriates $200,000 annually to the arming and equip-ping
of the militia, North Carolina's quota being about $5,000
a year. A detailed statement of the transactions will be found
in the report of the Ordnance Officer, hereto appended as
Exhibit E. Lieutenant-Colonel Olds was .entrusted with the
duty of making sale of these stores; and I take pleasure in stat-ins;
that he did the work in a creditable and thorouo-hlv satisfac-tory
manner. A considerable part of this fund was expended,
under the directions of your Excellency, in transporting the
State Guard to Raleigh in October, and meeting some of the
expenses of the encampments; but there is still a large sum
remaining to the credit of this department, which may be used
during the coming year for the further improvement and devel-
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opment of the Guard. I would suggest that a part of it be used
for au encampment for instruction for ten (10) days during the
month of July or August, 1885. I repeat my recommendation
of former years that such an encampment should be held. In
no other way can the officers and men acquire a practical knowl-ege
of the duties of soldiers, or become proficient in field tactics.
Many of the States have such encampments every year, and pro-vide
liberally for the expenses of holding them. In every
instance good results have followed. The expense is trifling,
compared to the public benefits derived. Onr troops are well
advanced in the schools of the soldier and the company. The
opportunity afforded by a camp of instruction for exercise in the
school of the battalion, is the one thing needful, in point of drill
and discipline. In the matter of company tactics we have little
more to be desired; but in regimental movements we are lacking
much, and the only hope of improvement is in annual camps of
instruction.
THE LAPSED QUOTA—§23,622.25.
In my annual report for 1880, as in reports previous thereto,
I suggested "that the attention of the Senators and Representa-tives
in Congress from this State be called to the fact that an act
of Congress, entitled 'An act making appropriations for the sup-port
of the army for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1876, and
for other purposes,' ratified March 3d, 1875, provided that so
much of the appropriation for arming and equipping the militia,
between the 1st of January, 1861, and the Oth of April, 1865,
under the Act of April 23d, 1808, 'as would have been used for
the purchase of arms to be distributed to the several States that
were in rebellion, shall be covered into the Treasury of the
United States'; that under this act a charge was raised against
the quota due the State of North Carolina of $23,622.25;
that the Chief of Ordnance has recommended that legislation be
asked of Congress with the view of removing the injustice done
our State, along with two or three others, by its enactment; and
that the restitution of this lapsed quota is very desirable. It
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was lost through the failure of a former administration to make
requisition for the amount due the State, under the act referred
to, within the time prescribed by the statute ; and it should be
recovered, and can be, in all probability, if the proper effort be
made."
In March, 1884, as all efforts to effect anything in the matter
by correspondence had failed, your Excellency directed me to
visit Washington City, and undertake to procure such action in
the War Department and such legislation from Congress as might
be necessary to secure the restoration of this lapsed quota. I
went to Washington, first in February, and agaiu in April.
After ascertaining the exact status of the matter, I got General
Scales to introduce the following bill in the House of Represent-atives,
February 11, 1884:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so
much of section three of an act making appropriations for the
support of the army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes, ap-proved
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, as pro-vides
that so much of the appropriations between January first,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and April ninth, eighteen hun-dred
and sixty-five, under the Act of April twenty-third, eighteen
hundred and eight, herein referred to, as would have been used
for the purchase of arms to be distributed to the several States
that were in rebellion, shall be covered into the Treasury of the
United States, be, and is hereby repealed."
The bill was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs,
who, through General Rosecrans, chairman, submitted the fol-lowing
report:
The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred bill H.
R. 4864, having had, the same under consideration, make the
folloiuing report
:
By the Act of March 3, 1873, Congress provided for payment
to such States as had not been paid the balances of appropria-tions
for arming the militia due them under appropriations there-for
from January, 1861, to April, 1865.
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Under the provisions of this act Arkansas, Georgia, Louis-iana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia had received
their balances, when, on March 3, 1875, by a proviso in the ap-propriation
bill, it was ordered that any unpaid balances should
be covered into the Treasnrv.
This left unpaid and due to
—
Alabama $21,196 91
Florida 7,314 99
North Carolina 23,622 25
South Carolina 18,049 53
$70,183 68
It appears that these States, through the ignorance or inad-vertence
of their executives, up to that date had failed to make
application on behalf of their States for what was due them.
The injustice of depriving these States of their dues was
called to the attention of Congress by the Chief of Ordnance in
his annual report of 1877.
The letters of the Honorable Secretary of War and the Chief of
Ordnance responding to the inquiries of this committee signalize
this injustice and recommend Congress to repair it.
Your Committee recommend the following amendment be
added at the end of the bill to complete its provisions, and that
thus amended it do pass, viz.: After the word "repealed," in
line 14, add the words "and out of any moneys in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby directed to pay to those States respectively the amounts
of the balances due them which remained undrawn in conse-quence
of said proviso in the appropriation bill of 1875."
RE< COMMENDATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND CHIEF
OF ORDNANCE.
The letters referred to in the report above set forth are as fol-lows
:
(copy.)
War Department,
Washington City, February 23, 1884.
Sir : T have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th
ins!., enclosing, with request for the views of this Department thereon, a copy
i if H. K. 4S64, "A bill enacting that so much of the act approved March 3d,
" 187"), as provides that so much of the appropriation between January first,
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" 1861, and April 9, 1865, under the Act of April 23, 1808, as would have been
" used for arms, to be distributed to the several States, be covered into the
" Treasury, be, and is hereby repealed."
In reply, I beg to invite attention to the enclosed report upon the subject by
the Chief of Ordnance, dated this day, in which he strongly recommends the
passage of the bill mentioned, and in which recommendation I concur.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
ROBERT T. LINCOLN,
Secretary of War.
Hon. W. S. Rosecrans,
Chairman Committee on Military Affairs,
House of Representatives.
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Ordnance Office, War Department,
Washington, D. O, Feb. 23, 1884.
Honorable Secretary of War:
Sir :—I have the honor to return bill H. R. 4864, to repeal a portion of the
Act of March 3d, 1875, &c, and letter from Chairman House Committee on
Military Affairs, and to report—I extract from my annual report of 1877 :
"The following is an extract from 'An act making appropriations, &c, for
the support of the army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, and for other
purposes,' approved March 3, 1875
:
'And provided further, That so much of the appropriations between the first
of January, 1861, and the ninth of April, 1865, under the act of April 23,
1808, herein referred to, as would have been used for the purchase of arms to
be distributed to the several States that were in rebellion, shall be covered into
the Treasury of the United States. (See Act 1875, Chap. 133, Sec. 3, p. 455).
'The effect of this proviso was to render null and void an act approved
March 3, 1873, under which all the States that had been in rebellion were
credited on the books of this office with their respective quotas during the
period mentioned, and arms and equipments were issued to such as made
application, and charged against them accordingly.
' The annulling of its provisions by the above-quoted proviso does injustice
to some of the States interested by an unequal distribution of its benefits, and
it is recommended that further legislation thereon be asked of Congress.
'States which drew all their credits before the passage of the repealing
proviso of 1875
:
Arkansas ; $15,595 63
Georgia 31,252 67
Louisiana 22,299 38
Mississippi 31,116 58
Tennessee 11,094 89
Texas 24,408 82
Virginia 48,404 79
States which failed to draw their credits under the Act of 1873, and which
credits were covered into the Treasury under the proviso of the Act of 1875
:
Alabama $21,196 91
Florida 7,314 99
North Carolina 23,622 25
South Carolina 18,049 53
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The act wliich it is the purpose of this bill to revise was in force exactly
two years, and some of the States interested, through ignorance, probably,
failed to take action during that short period.
It is but simple justice to the States of Alabama, Florida, North and South
Carolina that this bill become a law, and I strongly recommend its passage.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. V. BENET,
Brig.-Gen'l and Chief of Ordnance.
The bill went upon the Calendar of the House, and there
remains, awaiting its turn. I found no opposition to the measure
among those officers of the War Department and members of
Congress with whom I conferred upon the subject ; and I have
hopes that the bill may be taken up and passed by unanimous
consent this winter. As I urged before the Committee on Mili-tary
Affairs, the loss entailed upon North Carolina is a serious
one, and an act of Congress restoring this credit to the State, as
provided by the bill under consideration, would be a measure of
simple justice, and in perfect accord with the fair, equitable and
generous spirit of the Act of 1873.
In this connection, I wish to make my public acknowledge-ments
to General Drum, Adjutant-General of the Army, Gen-eral
Benet, Chief of Ordnance, General Rosecrans, General
Scales, and our Senators and other Representatives, for their
courtesies and assistance rendered in this matter.
EMPLOYMENT OF TROOPS.
In March the company at Asheville, Company B, Third Regi-ment,
was put on active duty, under your orders, upon the call of
Judge Graves, who was at that time holding court in the county of
Henderson. The duty assigned them was to guard the jail at
Asheville, where two prisoners charged with murder, Ed. Ray
and W. A. Anderson, were confined ; and also, the protection ot
these men while they were being conveyed by the sheriff to
Henderson ville jail, under the orders of the Court. The call
was sudden ; but the company responded instantly and dis-charged
the duty imposed upon them in a manner highly cred-
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itable to them as soldiers and citizens. Subsequently, calls for
troops were made by the Sheriffs of Henderson and Mitchell
counties; but the course affairs took rendered it unnecessary to
respond to the calls with troops. A full detailed statement of
the whole matter appears in the Appendix marked Exhibit M,
to which I refer your Excellency.
At the great fire in Goldsboro, the Goldsboro Rifles, respond-ing
to the call of the civil authorities, rendered invaluable ser-vice
in protecting property and preserving order, and placed that
community under lasting obligations. Services of this kind
have been frequently performed by the State Guard, and have
furnished many illustrations of the usefulness of these compa-nies,
outside of strict military duty. In view of such services,
the business men of our towns, it occurs to me, might well afford
to support the Guard liberally, and give them every encourage-ment.
No community is exempt from the possibilities of calam-ity;
none are safe from the torch of the incendiary, or the wild
work of the mob ; and the little that is given to keep up mili-tary
organizations is monev wiselv invested.
ENCAMPMENT.
All the white companies, except the Smithville Guards (who
for special reasons set forth by their captain in a communication
to this department, were unable to attend), twenty-one in num-ber,
aggregating about eight hundred men, were assembled in
Raleigh on September 30th, and participated in the opening
ceremonies of the State Exposition on October 1st. The old
barracks known as Camp Russell were renovated, repaired, put
in good order, and used for quartering the troops. Lieutenant-
Colonel Olds superintended this work, and deserves much credit
for the careful and painstaking manner in which he discharged
the duty. The improvement to the property will prove of last-ing
benefit. For a detailed statement of the work done, I refer
your Excellency to the report of the Ordnance Officer.
The troops were as comfortably quartered, and as well pro-vided
for, as it was in our power, with our very limited means,
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to make them. We furnished fuel, lights, straw for bedding,
buckets, basins, toweling, &c, the meu feeding themselves at
their own expense. General M. P. Taylor, commanding Second
Brigade, was placed in command of the camp. His report
accompanies this report as Exhibit I. General Taylor performed
the duties imposed upon him in a zealous and conscientious man-ner.
He spared no personal exertions to secure the comfort of
the men ; and deserves our thanks.
The parade on October 1st was the largest and, perhaps,
the most imposing military demonstration ever wituessed in
North Carolina in a time of peace. The thorough organization
of the battalions, the soldierly appearance of the men, their
cheerful obedience to orders, their advanced slate of discipline,
their admirable behaviour in camp and on the line of march, the
ease with which officers handled their commands, were a revela-tion
and a surprise to the public, and combined to win for the
State Guard the admiration of all who beheld them, especially
old army officers. Of course there is much room yet for
improvement; but it is not possible to go nearer the standard
of perfection without the advantages to be derived from annual
camps of instruction, and a more rigid compliance with the
regulations governing the State Guard.
We are under special obligations to Captain E. W. Hayes and
Lieutenant Joseph B. Batchelor, Jr., of the United States Army,
and Captain A. C. Davis, Principal of Davis School, for their
valuable services as judges of the prize drill ; a report of which
is appended as Exhibit N.
The report of the Surgeon-General shows the exact extent of
the sickness occurring among the troops, and produced, for the
most part, by the excessive heat and dust, and fatigue of travel-ling.
There was no serious case of illness; most of those who
fell out of ranks on the first day reported for duty the next day.
An effort was made to secure transportation by rail to the Expo-sition
grounds, but it was not successful ; but on the return trip,
trains were obtained and the entire force was carried back into
the city at public expense. Every effort was made to provide
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for the comfort of the men, and every care taken of the sick.
No pains were spared to alleviate the sufferings of those who
succumbed to the heat, and to promptly restore them. The
Surgeon-General, and his efficient assistants, especially Dr.
Hubert Haywood and Drs. Crowell and Groom, ministered with
unceasing care to the wants of the sick, and should he gratefully
remembered by the entire Guai'd.
On the 16th of October the two colored companies went into
cam}) here, and assisted at the opening ceremonies of the Colored
Industrial Exposition. They bore themselves in a creditable
manner, and presented a first-rate appearance. I refer your
Excellency to the report of the Inspector-General relative to the
encampment and parade of this battalion.
THE STATE REGULATION DRESS.
The main drawback to the complete equipment and perfect
appearance of the Guard is yet the diversity of uniforms. Many
of the patterns worn are not only obsolete, but are very
expensive, and altogether unsuited for active service. The
most of them are old styles of dress formerly worn by the
European armies but discarded a half century ago. To secure
uniformity in dress, it was deemed best, at the beginning of the
present year, to prescribe a regular State uniform, fatigue and
full dress, for officers and men of all arms, for the line and for
the staff. The uniform prescribed is neat and soldierly, hand-some
and distinctive in appearance, reasonable in price, admira-bly
adapted for all kinds of service, and gives very general sat-isfaction.
It has been adopted by twelve of the twenty-four
companies; of the other twelve companies five had already
provided themselves with uniforms of the regulation color, and
of the remaining seven companies at least four will purchase the
State dress as soon as they may be able to do so. By the time
of the proposed annual encampment next summer, I hope to see
every company in the State clad in the Regulation uniform, as
well as all field, staff and general officers. Uniformity in dress
will go far towards making the Guard a permanent State insti-
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tution. Besides conducing to discipline and good appearance, it
places all the companies on a footing of equality, in the matter
of appearance, and prevents the wealthy companies from out-shining
their poorer neighbors. It cuts off, also, all opportunity
for the indulgence of fanciful tastes in matters of military dress.
I regard it as very important to the future well-being and devel-opment
of the Guard that uniformity in dress be secured
throughout the organization.
THE CODE OF REGULATIONS.
In accordance with the provisions of the Code of North
Carolina, section 3287, and in obedience to Special Orders No. 1,
dated April 10, 1884, a military board assembled at Asheville,
on the 22d day of May, and established a code of rules, regula-tions,
forms and proceedings for the use, government and in-struction
of the militia of North Carolina, which has received
your approval in general orders heretofore published. The
Regulations have been printed in book form, and distributed to
those entitled to receive copies. The work was well executed by
the printer, but it was greatly delayed. It should have been
finished in August, whereas it was not done till December. A
printed code of Regulations has been a desideratum in our State
Guard system. For eight years I have labored to get one estab-lished
; at last we have it, and at a comparatively small expense.
The work is paid for out of the moneys arising from the sale of
old ordnance and commutation of ordnance stores not needed at
present.
These regulations, the Board say in their report, are made to
conform as near as practicable and reasonable to the regulations
governing the United States Army, in obedience to section 3269
of the Code of North Carolina, which requires that the organiza-tion
of the State Guard shall conform generallv to (he laws of
the United States, and that the system of discipline and exercise
shall conform as near as may be to that of the army of the United
States, the Board having borne in mind, while framing this sys-tem
of regulations, the fact that the State Guard is a volunteer
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organization, serving in time of peace without compensation, rest-ing
primarily upon the patriotism of its members, and constitut-ing
part of the citizen-army of the American Republic. The
Board say further, that to render the State Guard an effective
body of citizen-soldiery, thoroughly responsive to the object of
its existence, adequate to the possible exigencies of the future,
competent to take its proper position among the volunteer militia
of other States, and entirely worthy of the respect, confidence
and good will of the people of North Carolina, thorough disci-pline
and cheerful obedience to authority are absolutely essential,
no less than uniformity in drill, dress, equipment and regulation.
It is earnestly hoped that the members of the State Guard will
take pride in rendering cheerful obedience to all these regula-tions.
They are not burdensome, nor too exactiug; but are made
to fit a volunteer citizen-soldiery. By a close observance of
these rules and laws it is possible for the State Guard of North
Carolina to take rank among the finest and most effective organ-izations
of the kind in the Union, and to become indeed a source
of pride as well as protection and security to the Commonwealth.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL.
The attention of your Excellency is especially invited to
the able and suggestive report of our efficient and zealous
Inspector-General. His showing as to the condition of the force
is very satisfactory aud encouraging. He makes a number of
valuable suggestions, in which I heartily concur, particularly
those in regard to obedience to orders, a more rigid compliance
with regulations, the adoption of the State uniform, and the
necessity for a camp of instruction for ten days each year. Colonel
Cameron's inspections have resulted in much good already, and
no little saving of property to the State. By means of them
this department is enabled to detect the weak and ineffective
companies, to disband them, and recover back the arms and
equipments in their possession, before irreparable damage. ensues.
Under his thorough administration of the duties of his office,
the Guard has perceptibly increased in discipline and efficiency,
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and I have been greatly aided in the discharge of the duties of
my office by him.
REPORT OF THE ORDNANCE OFFICER.
The elaborate report of the Ordnance Officer gives a clear and
comprehensive statement of the transactions in his department.
The services of Lieutenant-Colonel Olds this year have been
especially valuable—particularly in connection with the sale of
old ordnance, the disposition of surplus stores, and the repair
and renovation of the buildings at Camp Russell. The several
recommendations made by him meet with my approval, particu-larly
that relative to marksmen's badges.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, I must express my appreciation of the cordial
support I have received from both officers and men in the dis-charge
of my duties during the year just closed. My especial
thanks are due the officers of the Inspector-General's and Ord-nance
Departments, and to the gentlemen who assist me in my
own department. And permit me, in my own behalf and in
behalf of the entire State Guard, to express to your Excellency
our grateful appreciation of the interest which you have ever
shown in the well-being, advancement, and upbuilding of this
organization. When, six years ago, you were called to the
Executive chair, the State Guard was in its infancy, struggling
for existence. To-day, through the Aviso measures of your
administration, your clear perception of the value of such a
force to the State, and your firm and generous support of every
effort made in this department to increase the efficiency of the
Guard, we have a body of citizen-soldiery, composed of the
flower of the land, established upon a permanent footing, and
conceded to be, in point of equipment, discipline, and soldierly
qualities, inferior to no body of volunteer militia in the Union.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant- General of North Carolina.
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(A.)
REGISTER
OF THE
MILITARY FORCES
OF THE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
:
Governor THOMAS J. JARVIS.
Staff of the Commander-in-Chief:
NAME:
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Register of Military Forces—Continued.
inspector-general's DEPARTMENT
:
Colonel Francis H. Cameron, Inspector-General.
Staff of the Inspector-General.
NAME.
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Brigadier-Generals and Staffs.
FIRST BRIGADE.
(First and Third Regiments).
Brigadier-General Richard D. Hancock, New Berne.
staff :
NAM}. SANK.
Washington Bryan Lieut.-Colonel and A. A. Gr.
E. R. Page '. Capt. and A. D. 0.
O. D. Heartt..
John L. Bridget's.
George Slover
D. T. Tayloe
N. M. Jurney
Major and Lt May 10, 1882
C. F. Warren Captain January 1, 1883
T. ('. Carrowan 1st Lt January I, 1883
' c< ml er 4, !S84.,
Leaksville.
Asheville.
Winston.
COMPANY OFFICERS
KAB1E or CI • ; .N I
.
NAME OF OFFICES. DAI V. OF RANK. RESIDENCE.
Captain - Winston.
Forsyth W. B. Williamson IstLt Oetober21, 1884 "
Riflemen. K. L. Candler 2d Lt October 21, 1884
B.
Asheville
T.i^ht Infantry.
C.
Haywood Grays.
W. T. Weaver Captain February 1,1883 Ishevilje.
i'. A. Mbseley 1st Lt ranuary 6, 1884
T. A. Jones 2d Lt January 6, 1884
J. B. S. Mclntof !:.
B. H.Norvell
L. H. Meares
P. iE J. Parrish
Durl W. A. Gattis
Light Infantry. J. H. Southgate.
I.
Reidsville
Light Infantry.
K.
[re lell Blues.
A. J. Ellington
;;. M. !;. Ellington...
J. IL Womack
Captain lime is, 1883 Wayrresville.,
1st Lt May in. 1 84
2.1 Lt lune is. 1883
Captain August (i, 1883 Durham.
IstLt August 14,1884
2d Lt August 14, 1884
Captain loctober 19, 1881 Reidsville.
1st T.t i tctober7, 1884 "
2d Lt i ictober7, i->i "
A. M. Vannoy Captain lune 1. 1883
Max. Lowenstein '1st Lt Jfarch 10, 1884.,
.!. F. Carlton 2d Lt May 10, 1884
itesville.
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Register of Military Forces—Continued.
FOURTH REGIMENT
FIELD AND STAFF:
NAME.
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Register of Military Forces—Continued.
FIRST BATTALION (COLORED).
FIELD AND STAFF:
Major
Adjutant, First Lieut..
Quartermaster, ('apt...
Commissary, (.'apt
datk of rank. RESIDl V !..
COMPANY OFFICERS :
NAME liF COMPANY.
A.
Dak City Blues.
Howard Light
1 nt'antry.
NAME OF OFFICER.
('. W. Dunston
R. J. Smith
Alfred Haywood..
DATE (IF RANK. RESIDENCE.
Captain March 29, 1884 Raleigh.
1st Lieut March 29, 1884 Raleigh.
2d Lieut March 29, 1884 Raleigh.
George T. Potts Captain August 2,1883.
John Bayne 1st Lieut August 2, 1884.
L. A. Barge 2d Lieut August 2, 1884.
Fayetteville.
Fayetteville.
Fayetteville.
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(B.)
ABSTRACT OF MUSTER ROLLS, 1884.
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(C.)
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL
i Utk'f. OF Inspector-General >.*. C. S. ( ;.,
Raxkioh, ( tetaber25, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General of North Carolina :
era:—I have the honor to submit the following report of the Inspector-General's Depart-ment
for the past year.
In compliance with the terms of General Orders No. 69 (O. S.) due notice was given
early in the year to brigade and regimental commanders of my intention to inspect the
troops under their command at an early date, subsequent orders being issued to com-pany
commanders specifying the exact day on which to parade their men.
The Roster of the Guard at the beginning of the year showed a list of twenty-five 25
companies, being the exact number authorized by law to receive the annual appropria-tion
granted by the State for armory rents, &c. The work of inspecting the iroops
began January +1, with Company F, First Regiment, and ended October 15, with the
inspection of Companies A and C, First Battalion of Infantry (colored), official reports of
each inspection being promptly forwarded to headquarters.
The following companies having passed a favorable inspection, were recommended
( .r retention in the regular State Guard, viz.
:
First Regiment��Companies B, D, F, G, I.
Second Regiment—Companies A, B, C, E, F, II.
Third Regiment—Companies A, B, C, D, I.
Fourth Regiment—Companies B, C, I), E, I, K.
First Battalion Infantry (colored)—Companies A and C.
I
'• impanies failing to come up to standard and recommended for disbandmeni were as
follows : First Regiment, Company A; Second Regiment, Company K ; Third Regiment,
Company A. liming the year two (2) new and excellent companies were organized,
inspected and passed, and are now attached as follows: Greenville Guards as Company
B, First Regiment, and Forsyth Rifles as Company A, Third Regiment. The vacancy
caused in the First Regiment by the disbandment of Company A has not yet been tilled,
so that at the present time the active force of the State Guard consists 6f twenty-four
(24) companies of infantry, all of whom are located, as contemplated and directed by law,
upon lines of railway and telegraph communication, and are readily available, on I rief
totiee, for any duty that the interests of the State, or community in which they live,
may require. The condition of the troops, as shown by inspection this year, as a rule,
fully* realized tin' expectations formed respecting them. Their decided improvement
in equipment, drill, discipline, soldierly bearing and conduct being noted in a marked
and highly gratifying degree. The armories occupied by the troops, as a rule, are
trally locate,!, conveniently arranged and secure. The First, Second, Third and Fourth
Regiments are armed with the 4S-cftlibre bronzed rifle, such as are now used in the
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United States army, ancTare in good serviceable condition. The accoutrements of some
of the companies, from long use, have become much worn, and although serviceable,
are shabby and detract from the otherwise good appearance of the men. The two (_)
companies composing the colored battalion are armed with the 50-calibre bright barreled
Springfield rifle, which were found clean, well kept and in fair condition. Their accou-trements
having been lohg in use, are much worn, though serviceable. The camp
equipments of all the troops are comparatively new and in good order.
The new regulation uniform adopted during the present year has been procured by a
number of the companies, and as far as I have been able to learn, gives perfect satisfac-tion
to all who have worn it. The dross has been very generally admired on account of
its neat, solid, soldierly appearance. A number of the companies had already supplied
themselves with new uniforms of the same color as the regulation dress before the
orders prescribing the latter were issued, the only difference being in the cut and
facings, so that at present of "the twenty-four companies composing the Guard about
seventeen are now wearing the regulation color, ami several others, I am informed, have
had their measures taken for the regulation dress. It is to be hoped, for the sake of.
uniformity, if nothing else, that before the close of another year all of the companies in
the Guard will have complied with the orders and regulations on the subject, and that
we may see the last of the patch-work appearance which troops in line and differently
uniformed necessarily present. On the whole there is no question but that the present
condition of the State Guard is a great and decided improvement over that of former
years, and with proper encouragement and care it can and will equal any body of men
in this country. As far as "material " is concerned they are already second to none, but
like all troops organized as citizen-soldiers necessarily are, they have much to learn,
and the knowledge required can only be obtained by careful study, attention and prac-tice
on the part of both officers and men. The adoption of a uniform dress and code of
military rules and regulations, together with a system of regular drills, reports, &c, has
done much towards increasing the soldierly appearance and efficiency of the Guard,
and by a close and continued observance of the rules and suggestions made for their
guidance and benefit, they will each year become more useful ami efficient, ami deserve
to the fullest extent all the aid ami encouragement that the State and their fellow-eiti-
/.ens can best iw upon them. One great obstacle in the path of the young men compos-ing
the State Guard, and of which they very justly complain, is the apparent antagonism
shown towards the organization by the business men of some communities who object
to the employment of young men belonging to the local companies, and who either
refuse to allow them to turn out with their commands on parades,
and order so universally maintained throughout the State, owing to the well-known
presence and efficiency of the State Guard.
As for suggestions relative to the further improvement and proficiency of the Guard
I ean only refer to and repeat those embo lied in my last report* and in the present reg-ulations,
urging upon the troops a careful observance of the same, and on the part ol
State Government the exaction of a rigid compliance with the terms of all orders issued.
Orders issuing from headquarters are either necessary or they are not! If unnecessary
their issuance should be carefully avoided, but whenever deemed necessary or i
they should be promptly issued, couched in unmistakable terms, and a prompt and
obedient compliance therewith rigidly enforced. Whenever men are unwilling to i
the legitimate orders of proper authority, thus violating their svroi a ations and alle-giance,
they should be promptly disbanded or dropped from the rolls of any military
organization to which they belong, as it may be always safely assumed that men who
will not obey one order will have no hesitation in refusing to Obey another should the
same be so unfortunate as to conflict with their inclinations or convenience.
Everything pertaining to drill, discipline, organization of tin' Guard and military duty
generally, is clearly set forth and explained in the tactics and regulations, ami officers
should be held strictly responsible for the proper instruction of their commands. Too
little attention has hitherto been paid by brigade and regimental officers to tf.e troops
under their command, and in simple justice to the latter a strict compliance with the
laws and orders relative to the prescribed duties of such o fi irs should !>• enforced.
It, is earnestly hoped and recommended that the attention of the next General Assem-bly
be called to the advisability of providing for a camp of instruction t<> be 1 eld each
year, not to exceed ten (10) days, at which all of the troops of the Guard may be brought
I igether for practical instruction in battalion and brigade drill, and the numerous and
important duties incidental to field and camp life, This course has been adopted and is
now followed by all States professing to keep up anything like a military establish)
andean be carried 'out in this state at an expense scarcely worth mentioning i
pared with the benefits to be derived. The State Guard is now ripe for improvement,
the groundwork of its organization for usefulness is complete. .Numbering less than
twelve hundred men on its present, or peace, footing, it forms a small yet powerful
nucleus on which thousands could rally and form in the hour of State or National dan-ger.
As evidence of the fine material of which it is composed, and the high stal
efficiency and discipline already attained, I would simply call attention to their conduct
and behavior on all occasions when brought together, and particularly during the recent
encampment attendant upon the State Exposition, when their patient and faithful dis-charge
of all duty, fine soldierly bearing, and improachable good conduct deservedly
won for them tic highest encomiums and wannest praise from friends anil strac
alike. In all private, as well as official intercourse with the officers and men of the State
Guard, I have always found them obedient to orders, attentive under instruction, court-eous
and soldierly in conduct and behavior, and whenever called upon either by .
*In my last reporl 1 called S] ial attention to the import am f adopting a systi
examination of officers before appointment or promotion. Recommended that more
attention ami practice should be given to skirmish drill, and the adoption and use of
"Reed's Revised Infantry Tactics." The latter being the most useful and valunl le woi :
of the kind that I have ever seen, and which no guardsman can afford to be without.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
irs, fellow-citizens or the State for duty, have always promptly and cheerfully
responded and performed whatever duty was required of them faithfully and well.
In concluding this report, permit me to express my sincere appreciation of the warm
and l.earty support which I have at all times received from the Governor and Com-mander-
in-Chief, and from yourself, respecting all plans and efforts made looking to the
welfare and advancement of tiie State Guard.
I also desire to call attention to the earnest and efficient manner in which Captains A.
I.. Smith and B. Cameron of this department have performed the duties assigned them.
Yours very respectfully,
F. H. CAMERON,
Colonel and Inspector-General.
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(E.)
REPORT OF THE STATE ORDNANCE OFFICER.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
' ir.nxANCK Depabtment,
Raleigh, December 1, 1884.
Genebax Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant General of North Carolina :
Sib :— I have the honor to submit my report of work done in the Ordnance Departm
during the year ending November 30, 1884. Much has I n accomplished in that tim< .
All the white troops of the Guard have been supplied with calibre 45 rifles, of the besl
patterns, the new obsolete calibre 50 rifles having been nearly all disposed of. The two
batteries of cannon, with harness, appendages and spare parts, and nearly all the calibre
.in ammunition have been sold.
By direction of His Excellency, Governor Jarvis, I left Raleigh February 23d, for Ne«
York, to make arrangements for the sale of the two batteries of cannon and of the calibre
50 rifles. After stopping at Washington and receiving more specific instructions from
tin- I Jovernor and yourself, I went on to New York. I sue-- led, after calling on all th
dealers in arms, in making a sale to Mr. .1. W. Frazier, 290 Broadway, en the 26th.
This included the two batteries, one of bronze, one of iron guns, four each, and
all the spare 50-calibre guns. In payment for these a draft for $4,128 was received and
placed to Gov. Jarvis' credit. Arrangements were also made with Mr Frazier for the
commutation of our quota for 1883-84. The prices paid by Mr. Frazier were far highei
than these offered by any other dealers. All the correspondence concerning the sale of
arms is on file in my department.
Gov. Jarvis having directed the sale of a portion of the quota ofl883-'84, 1 made a trip
to Wilmington April 25th, and received stores shipped from the United States Ordnanei
Department, at once reshipping them to Mr. Frazier. Draft for $2,147.80 was re ived
from Mr. Frazier and placed to the credit of Gov. Jarvis, as directed by His Excellency.
The shipment of the stores sold was a task involving considerable labor and much trouble,
l)ii t all the arran ;ements were carried out to the letter and to the satisfaction of all pai
t [es icerni d,
i in the until of August [again left for New Vock, by direction of the Governor, to arm a t
for commutation of stores for 1884-'85, returning on the 27tli.
Mr. Frazier very kindly agreed to represent the state as its agent, if desired, and not
only to purchase all arms, &c, for sale, but to furnish the state at the shortest aotici
with any equipments, tents, o\ ercoats, blankets, &c, desired, at the lowest figures. This
arrangement was made by me to guard against any emergency which might arise ne-cessitating
the use of such articles as the Government will not furnish.
During the year all the companies of the Guard were furnished with such equipments
as placed them in marching order, ready for field service. Kach company of whit,
i roops has in its possession knapsacks, hai ersaeks, canteens, tin-cups, kni\ es, forks and
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 33
spoon?, meat-cans and plates, besides its rifles, etfrtridge-boxes, bayonet-scabbards, belts
and belt-plates. It remains to be said that only four other States, Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, have their troops so equipped.
During the year considerable ammunition, ball and blank, has been issued, as required
by the wise regulation suggested in my last report. At all points in the State which
needed special protection the companies received special supplies of ammunition.
The equipments, Ac., continue to give satisfaction. I have to report that some compa-nies
do not give proper attention to their arms and equipments. This was shown in
several cases by stores which were returned to the arsenal. All leather, such as cart-ridge-
boxes, belts, &c, needs care, and should at least four times a year be oiled and
afterwards polished. Many companies never pay the least attention to this matte r, and
as a result their equipments lose their gloss, look brown, curl and shrivel.
There has been in some eases trouble in collecting the arms of disbanded companies ;
the officers appearing to fancy that as soon as they were mustered out all their liability
ceased. There is always a loss of some portions of a company's equipment, after a few
years' use. The replacing of mi- ag i juipments lias been an important part of the
year'swork. I am gratified to fie able to state that so far as t!,i- department isconcerned
all the companies are ready for any service. I take great pleasure in acknowledginj
courtesies and co-operation of many officers of the Guard.
During the year several military schools have been armed. Some of thi
have calibre-!.") cadet rirk s, butsome have ealibre-50 rifles. It i< suggested that the State
dispose of the 50-ealibre rifles in the possession of the two colored companies and the
military schools, replacing them with caIibre-45 rifles.
In September, three weeks prior to the encampment o( the Guard, I was specially
detailed to prepare Camp Russell for the reception of the troops. The place was a!
a wreck, grown up in weeds and bushes, the buildings out of repair, the floors dirty, the
windows broken. By dint of hard work and by the expenditure of a very moderate sum
nf money the camp was placed in admirable condition, furnishing ample and comfort-able
quarters for the troops. The only other service rendered by me in connection with
the encampment was the preparation of the rifle range for the competitive firing, which
give, I amgpleased to say, entire satisfaction to Col. John W. Cotten, who was in chi
of the matches. I made also proper arrangements for the occupancy of Camp Russell
by the colored battalion and by the Davis Cadets, of LaGrange. A quantity of utensils
for use at the camp, purchased by your orders, together with cots and all the surplus
medicines, are now in the arsenal. As they will sell for but a small portion of their cost,
I would suggest that they be kept in readiness for use.
As will be seen, the supply of arms and equipments now in the arsenal is very small,
but perhaps sufficient for present uses, as the building is totally unfit for its purposes,
owing to tiie dampness and poor protection in case of riot. A new arsenal ought to be
constructed at once.
I have to make a suggestion which will perhaps be found of value. It is that u marks-man's
badges " be issued such men as by their scores at the rifle matches merit it. The
badges should be of bronze and silver. The bronze ones should be given men who make
a certain per cent, of the possible score during the year, and the silver ones, of which
there need be but few, can be awarded as special prizes. These badges should embody
the coat-of-arms of the State, with a pendant. It is evident that something must be done
to foster rifle shootingamoug the Guard. It is a prime essentia!. The present shooting
is too desultory to be productive of good effects.
During the year ending November 30th, 1884, the following ordnance stores were re-ceived
at the State arsenal:
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36 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
Arms are now in possession of the follow iug companies of the active organizations:
WHITE.
Name of Company. Location.
Goldsboro Rifles
Edgecombe Guards
Washington Light Infantry
Pasquotank Rifles
Winston Light Infantry
Durham Light Infantry
Reidsville Light Infantry
Asheville Light Infantry
Haywood Grays
Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry
Lafayette Light Infantry
Wilmington Light Infantry
shoe Heel Rifles
Sampson Light Infantry
Smithville Guards
Southern Stars
Monroe Light Infantry
Dallas Light Infantry
Hornet's Nest Riflemen
Polk Rifles
Iredell Blues
Greenville Guards
No. or
Guns
Goldsboro 40
Tarboro 10
Washington 40
Elizabeth City 50
Winston 40
Durham 40
Reidsville -to
Asheville 40
Waynesville 4i>
Fayetteville ' 65
Fayetteville 40
Wilmington 50
Shoe Heel ' 40
Clinton | 40
Smithville 40
Lincolnton ' 4u
Monroe 4<>
Dallas 40
Charlotte 4u
I'ineville 50
Statesvflle 40
Greenville 40
Cali-bre.
46
4.-.
4.'.
45
45
45
45
4;>
45
45
45
45
45
4r.
45
45
45
45
45
45
ir,
45
COLORED.
Name of Company. Location.
No.oi CAM-GUNS.
BBS.
Oak City Blues Raleigh 40
Howard Light Infantry fayetteville 10 50
SCHOOLS.
Name or Schooj .
No, of
Guns.
Cam-
BMC
McMillan School
Bingham's
Horner's
King's Mountain
i rraham
LaGrange Military Academy
1 lavidson < 'ollege
Duplin Woiids School
SO
160
40
50
40
7.-.
50
40
50
45
50
45
50
50
M. L.
50
There are, therefore, in the possession of twenty-two white companies 946 rifles; in
possession of the two colored companies 80; and in the possession of the eight military
schools Is:,; a grand total of 1,510.
I have the honor to be, General,
STour obedient servant.
F. A. OLDS,
state Ordnance I Officer
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(F.)
DISBURSEMENT OF THE APPROPRIATION.
(UNDER SECTION 383 OF THE CODE OF NORTl£ CAROLINA, LAWS OF 1883,
CHAPTER 283, SECTION 1.)
Johnstone Jones, Adjutant-General, in account with the State of North Carolina:
1884.
:Mar. 10. Received from the Auditor warrant for $ 300 00
10. Paid to 1. Edgecombe Guards, Capt. Jeffreys §150 00
27. 2. Southville Guards, Capt. Scroggp 150 00
$ 300 00 3 300 0o
June 14. Received from the Auditor warrant for $1,050 00
H. Paid to 3. Asheviile Light Infantry, Capt. Weaver $ 150 00
17. 4. Dallas Light Infantry, Capt. Templeton 150 00
5. Wilmington Light Infantry. Capt. Beery 150 00
6; Washington Light Infantry, Capt. Warren 150 00
7. Reidsville Light Infantry, Capt. Ellington 150 00
S. Pasquotank Rifles, Capt. Wood ISO 00
fi. Haywood Grays, Capt. Mcintosh 150 00
3 1,050 00 $1,050 00
July 10. Received from the Auditor warrant for $ 450 Oil
15. Paid to 10. Iredell Blues, Capt. Yannoy s 150 00
10. 11. Goldsboro Rifles, Capt. Hollowell 150 00
12. Sampson Light Infantry, Capt. Faison 150 00
$ 450 00 S 450 00
; Sept. 16. Received from the Auditor warrant for 3 150 00
18.
" " " " 600 00
IS. Paid to 13. Durham Light Infantry, Capt. Parrish 8 150 00
14. Shoe Heel Rifles, Capt. Black 150 00
15. Forsyth Riflemen, Capt. Smith' 150 00
lij. Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, Maj.
Campbell 150 00
17. Lafayette Light Infantry, Capt. Cook 150 00
$ 750 00 $ 750 00
Sept. 23. Received from the Auditor warrant for 8 600 00
24. Paid to 18. Hornet's Nest Rifles, Capt. Robertson $ 150 00
19. Polk Rifles, Capt. Boyce 150 00
20. Southern Stars, Capt. Childs 150 00
21. Monroe Light Infantry, Capt. Austin 150 00
$ 600 00 $ 600 00
Nov. 22. Received from the Auditor warrant for $ 450 00
30. Paid to 22. Greenville Guards, Capt. Sugg §150 00
23. Oak City Blues, Capt. Dunstod 150 00
24. Howard Light Infantry, ('apt. Potts 160 00
$ 450 00 § 450 00
Total amount allowed by law $13,750 00
Total amount expended 3,600 00
Remaining unexpended S 150 00
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(G.)
BONDS AND BONDSMEN.
(UNDER CODE OF NORTH CAROLINA, SECTION 3272.)
Security bonds for arms and equipments for companies to whom the appropriation has
been paid are on file in the office of the Adjutant-General as follows :
No. 1. Reidsville Light Infantry—A. J. Ellingtou, R. M. B. Ellington, T. B. McCargo.
Amount, $4,000. Date, May 10, 1883.
No. 2. Wilmington Light Infantry*—John L. Cantwell, R. H. Beery, M. S. Willard,.
W. B. McKoy. Amount, $1,000. June 5, 1883.
No. 3. Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry—A. A. McKethan, Jr., A. H. Worth,
E L. Pemberton, Jr., Wright Huske. Amount, $2,000. August 22, 1883.
N». 4. Lafayette Light Infantry—W. S. Cook, Josiah Evans, J. B. Smith, W. D.Gaster.
Amount, $2,000. August 21, 1883.
No. 5. Pasquotank Rifles—J. E. Wood, Samuel Weisel, W. J. Griffin, E. F. Lamb.
Amount $2,000. August 1, 1883.
No. 6. Sampson Light Infantry—W. L. Faison, James T. Murphy, Edwin T. Boykin,
F. T. Atkins, Bias Underwood. Amount, $2,000. June 28, 1883.
No. 7. Washington Light Infantry—Charles F. Warren, James E. Shepherd, George
H. Brown, Jr., E. S. Simmons, John H. Small. Amount, $3,000. August 3, 1883.
No. 8. Iredell Blues—A. M. Vanuoy, J. H. McLelland, C. H. Armfield, P. C. Carlton,.
John S. McRorie. Amount, $2,000. June 18, 1883.
No. 9. Southern Stars—A. S. Haynes, V. A. McBee, B. C. Cobb. Amount, (2,000. June
18, 1883.
No. 10. Polk Rifles—W. W. Boyce, W. E. Yount, J. A. Russell, J. R. Wolfe. Amount,.
$2,000. July 8, 1883.
No. 11. Hornet's Nest Riflemen—J. T. Anthony, T. R. Robertson, S. O. Smith, W. J.
Yates. Amount, $2,000. June 2-3, 1883.
No. 12. Monroe Light Infantry—J. E. W. Austin, M. L. Stevens, M. Lichtenstein.
Amount, $2,000. August 3, 1883.
No. 13. Howard Light Infantry—A. Holliday, A. H. Slocumb, M. Faulk, J. M. Martin.
Amount, $2,000. August 29, 1883.
No. 14. Oak City Blues—Calvin W. Dunston, R. J. Smith, E. J. May, Eugene Grissom.
George L. Hane. Amount, $3,000. October 2, 1883.
No. 15. Shoe Heel Rifles—J. C. McCaskill, Angus Shaw, Murphy McNair, Henry C.
Alford. Amount, $2,000. November 27, 1383.
No. 16. Goldsboro Rifles—B. M. Privett, R. D. Holt. Amount, $2,000. November G, 1883.
No. 17. Durham Light Infantry— E. J. Parrish, J. C. Angier. Amount, $2,000. Decem-ber
14, 1883.
No. 18. Asheville Light Infantry—W. T. Weaver, S. Whitlock, James P. Sawyer, Virgil
S. Lusk. Amount, $2,ooo. September 3, 1883.
No. 1!). Edgecombe Guards—C. W. Jeffreys, J. II. Baker, George Howard, L. L. Staton,
J. K. Lawrence. Amount, $2,000. February ">, 1884.
Required to Die bond in sum of $2,o:«>.
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No. 20. Smithville Guards—W. J. Scroggs, J. T. Harper, William Weeks. Amount,
$2,000. May 31, 1883.
No. 21. Haywood Grays—J. B. S. Mcintosh, E. H. Norvcll, W. H. Faacett, Alden Ho-well,
Louis H. Meares. Amount, $2,000. May 10, 1883.
No. 22. Dallas Light Infantry—John A. Setzer, F. C. Ferguson, E. B. Holland, A. J.
Jenkins. Amount, $2,500. May 3, 1884.
No. 23. Forsyth Riflemen—Samuel II. Smith, C. B.Watson, A. B. Gorrell, J. C. Bux-ton,
W. B. Glenn. Amount, $2,500. July 21, 1884.
No. 24. Greenville Guards—I. A. Sugg, J. B. Cherry, Harry Skinner, Lewis II. Wilson.
Richard William«, Jr. Amount, §2,000. July 8, 1884.
40 ANNUAL REPORT or THE ADJUTANT-GEN ERAJL.
(H.)
ORDERS ISSUED IN 1884.
NORTH CAROLINA,
A h.tutaxt-Gexerat/s Department,
Raleigh, January 1, 1884.
: :. kai i irders No. l—New Seri -
i. The following is prescribed as tin- uniform of the North Carolina State Guard:
OATS.
Full Dress for Officers—All officers shall wear a doul sted frock coat, of dark
blue cloth, the skirt to extend from one-half to three-fourths the distance from the hip-ihit
to the bend of the knee.
For a Brigadier-General—Two rows of buttons on the breast, eight in each row,
placed by pairs ; the distance between each row rive and one-half inches at top and three
and one-half inches at bottom; stand-up collar, not less than one nor more than two
inches in height, to hook in front at the bottom and slope thence up and backward at an
angle of thirty degrees on each side, corners rounded; cuffs three inches deep, to go
around the sleeves parallel with the lower edge, and with three small buttons at the
under seams; pockets in the folds of the skirts, with two buttons at the hip and one at
: >wer end of each side-edge, making f >ur buttons on the back and skirt of the coat
;
collar and curls to be piped with scarlet : lining of the coat, black.
For a Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel and Major—The same as for a Brigadier-General,
except that there will be nine buttons in each row, on the breast, placed at equal dis-tances;
collars and cuffs piped with scarlet.
For a Captain and Lieitenant—The same as for a Colonel, except that there will be
seven buttons in each row on the breast. Facings of all officers of the General Staff to
•:• buff.
Full Dress for Privates— A double-breasted ttmicofdark blue cloth; skirt to extend
one-third the distance from the hip-joint t > th • bend of the knee ; two rows of buttons,
seven in each row; collar same height as for officers.' coats, faced with scarlet cloth, four
inches back on each side, cut square, to hook up close in front; number of regiment in
white metal in middle of scarlet facing of collar en each side; slashed cuffs of scarlet
cloth, two and one-half inches wide, with three small buttons; skirt of coat on each side
of opening behind to be faced with scarlet cloth, ornamented with four buttons. Two
straps of dark blue cloth, piped with scarlet, let into the waist seam on each side the
coat, and buttoning above the hip, to sustain the waist-belt.
Undress Coats for Officers—A sack coat of dark blue cloth; falling collar; single-ireasted,
with live buttons in front, same as those worn on the dress coat ; (he skirt to
extend from one-third to one-half the distance from the hip-joint to the bend of the
knee; collar and cutis to be piped with scarlet. To be worn with shoulder-straps.
Undress Coats fob Privates—A dark blue blouse of nary flannel, similar in cut to that
worn by officers, with collar and cuffs piped with scarlet.
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TROUSERS.
For General Officers and Officers of the General Staff—Dark blue cloth, with gold
stripe, one inch in width, for General Officers,- and gold cord at outer seam for officers
of the General Staff.
For Regimental Officers of Infantry, Field and Staff—Light blue cloth, with scarlet
stripe two inches wide.
For Commissioned Officers of Companies—Light blue cloth, with scarlet stripe one and
•one-half inches wide.
For Enlisted Men—Light blue cloth, with scarlet stripe one inch wide.
HELMETS.
For all Officers and Men—Of black felt, United States regulation pattern, except
that on breast of spread eagle in front the arms of the State of North Carolina shall be
displayed in white metal. Helmets for officers to have chin-chain and spike, but no
cords or tassels; those for enlisted men to have spike and leather chin-strap. Plumes
for General and Field Officers, white buffalo hair.
FORAGE CAPS.
Dark blue cloth, United States regulation, for officers and enlisted men, except that on
the front of cap of enlisted men, crossed rifles (for infantry) and regimental and com-pany
letter, in white metal, shall be worn.
EPAULETTES.
For general officers. United States regulation. Not to be worn by other than general
officers.
SHOULDER-KNOTS.
For all officers below the rank of Brigadier-General, United States regulation; an
aigulet of gold cord to be worn by officers of the Adjutant-General's and Inspector-Gen-eral's
Departments, by Aides-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief, and by Regimental
Adjutants.
For Enlisted Men—Shoulder-knots of scarlet braid, pad of blue, with letters "N. C.,*'
in white metal.
SHOULDER-STRAPS.
For officers, on fatigue coat, United States regulation, save that pad of strap will be of
scarlet. For officers of the General Staff, the pad of strap will be buff. For enlisted
men, to be of scarlet cloth, let into the shoulder-seam of fatigue coat, and buttoned at
the collar-seam with one button.
BUTTONS.
All buttons to be " N. C. State."
SASHES.
To be worn only by general officers. United States regulation, buff silk net.
SWORDS.
United States regulation.
BELTS.
United States regulation.
*
BELT-PLATES.
For officers, gilt, rectangular, bearing in centre, in circle, the arms of North Carolina
in white metal, and letters " N. C." on each side the same.
For enlisted men, bronze metal, rectangular, with letters "N. C." in centre.
42 AKJSUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
CHEVRONS.
For all non-commissioned officers, United States regulation, save that they will be off
scarlet cloth.
GLOVES.
White Berlin, for all foot-officers and enlisted men. For mounted officers, buff or
white gauntlets, or gloves.
OVERCOATS.
For officers, dark blue cloth, United States regulation, lined with scarlet. For enlisted
men, light blue cloth, United States regulation, lined with scarlet; cuffs and collars to
be piped with scarlet.
II. All companies of infantry organized hereafter will be required to adopt this uni-form.
Companies already in existence and uniformed will be required to adopt the
regulation full dress uniform whenever they shall renew their uniforms, and all are
urged to supply themselves with the full dress and fatigue uniform at as early a day
as practicable.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutaat-General.
Headquarters Nortu Carolina State Guard,
Raleigh, January 1, 1884.
[Circular No. 1—New Series.]
To the Members of tlie North Carolina State Guard:
For some years past most urgent efforts have been made by the State authorities and
members of the State Guard to bring the Guard up to as high a standard of perfection as
the limited power and means at their command would permit, and, in spite of almost
insurmountable obstacles, so persistent have been their efforts that to-day North Caro-lina
stands among the few Southern States that possess a regularly organized, equipped,
well-drilled and disciplined body of State soldiery. The main drawback to the complete
equipment and appearance of the Guard hitherto has been the diversity of uniforms,
the patterns of which, in many instances, are not only obsolete, butare unnecessarily ex-pensive,
and unsuited for active or real service. In view of these facts, therefore, it has
been deemed best to establish and prescribe a regular "State uniform," reasonable Id
price, handsome and distinctive in appearance, and admirably adapted for all kinds of
service. All who have seen the patterns of the new uniform approve it heartily, and it is
believed that its adoption will give general satisfaction to the whole Guard. In order to
save the troops as much trouble as possible, and to secure uniformity in goods and gen-eral
appearance, arrangements have been made with the following named house, Petti-bone
Manufacturing Co., No. 165 Elm street, Cincinnati, Ohio, who agree to furnish the
entire full dress for $17.00, and the fatigue for $10.20. Officers will be furnished with full
dress for $2G.OO, and the fatigue for $13.45.
Uniformity of dress once secured, our organization and equipment is complete.
By order of the Governor : .
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAE. 43
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, January 31, 188-1.
[General Orders No. 2.]
I. Company commanders are required to make monthly reports, showing strength
and condition of company, number of drills and parades, &c; said reports to he made
out in duplicate, on blank forms furnished from this office ; one to be forwarded to the
Adjutant-General, and the other to the Regimental Commander, who will send to this
office a consolidated report of his regiment each month.
II. Companies are required to parade in full dress uniform at least once in every
month, upon such day and at such hour as the company commandant shall appoint. At
such parade, the company will be inspected by its commander, and all orders received
since the last monthly parade shall be read to the company. A report of each monthly
parade will be made in the regular monthly report provided for in the preceding section.
III. To entitle the company to receive the annual appropriation, the reports must
show that the average attendance at monthly parades equal seventy-five per cent, of
the minimum number of men required for a company by law—that is, twenty-four (24)
men, rank and file.
IV. Brigade Commanders will be required to visit and inspect the companies of their
respective brigades, and Regimental Commanders the companies of their respective
regiments, at least once a year, and make annual report thereof to the Adjutant-General,
with such comment, advice, or suggestions as they may see proper to make, for the good
of the service.
V. In each armory there shall be kept a bulletin board, on which all orders shall be
posted for the information of the command, the orders to remain on the board at least
30 days.
VI. Officers are required to acknowledge promptly the receipt of all orders and
official communications ; and to keep the same on file.
VII. Elections, resignations, deaths and removals, of commissioned officers of com-panies,
must be promptly reported, in duplicate, to the Adjutant-General and to the Regi-mental
Commander. Requisitions for commissions must be forwarded to the Adjutant-
General, through regular channels.
VIII. Each company will be allowed, each year, at least one thousand ball cartridges,
for expenditure in rifle practice or otherwise, under orders ; five hundred of which will
be kept constantly on hand as a reserve supply, ready for issue in case of disturbance
of the peace or other emergency requiring the issue of ammunition. Five hundred
blank cartridges will be allowed to the company per annum. No ammunition issued by
the State will be expended except for military purposes, under orders, or in the pres-ence
of a commissioned officer.
IX. All communications for the Adjutant-General will, until further notice, be ad-dressed
to him at Asheville, North Carolina.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. <
'.
44 ANNUAL ItKPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
[Special Okdeb No. 1.]
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, April 10, 18.SI.
In accordance with the provisions of the Code of North Carolina, section ::-287, a Board
will assemble at Asheville, N. C„ on Thursday, the 22d day of May, 1884, to establish and
prescribe rules, regulations, forms and proceedings for the use, government and instruc-tion
of the militia of North Carolina, subject to the approval of the Governor and Com-mander-
in-Chief.
The Board will be composed as follows:
•
Brigadier-General Johnstone Jones, Adjutant-General.
Colonel Francis H. Cameron, Inspector-General.
| 'olonel John W. Cotten, Colonel of the First Regiment
Captain A. J. Ellington, Captain Company I, Third Regiment.
Lieutenant J. It. Robertson, Company E, Fourth Regiment.
Private John L. Cantwell, Company C, Second Regiment.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTON B JUNK-,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
[SrEClAL I >RDEIt NO. 2.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Abbeville, April 11, 1884.
Lieut. T. Ji. Young will proceed at once to Burnsville, N. C, and deliver to Judge
Shipp the communication from this office, dated to-day. He will return immedial sly
with Judge Shipp's answer; and will render to me an account of his expenses.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, May 5, 1884
[Genes il < Orders No. 3.]
Company A (Winston Light Infantry), Third Regiment, North Carolina State Guard,
having been reported by the Inspector-General as failing to appear as ordered for the
annual inspection on the 11th April, is hereby disbanded, and will be stricken from
the rolls of the State Guard.
The commissions of the officers of the company are hereby revoked, and the arms
and all State property in the possession of this company will be returned by them at
once to the State • Irdnance Officer at Raleigh, and by him receipted for.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL. 45
NORTH CAROLINA.
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, May 7, 1884.
[Special Order No. 3.]
The Salisbury Rifles having been disbanded, Captain Parker is hereby required to
immediately deliver the arms and State property in his possession to the Ordnance
Officer, as heretofore required. Upon his failure to do so in the next ten days, suit
will be instituted against his bondsmen.
By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief:
J.OHNSTONB JON IX
Adjutant-General N. C
NORTH CAROLINA,
Ahji'taxt-General's Department,
Asheville, May 7, 1884
[Special Order No. 4.]
The Duplin Rifles having been disbanded, they are required to forthwith return to the
State Ordnance Officer the arms and equipments in their possession belonging to the
State of North Carolina. Failing to do this within the next ten days, their bondsmen
will be proceeded against.
By order of the Governor :
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, May 31, 1884.
[< rENEHAL ORDERS No. 4.]
The Regulations for the State Guard, prepared by the Board of Officers detailed by
Special Orders No. 1, dated April 10, 1884, consisting of Adjutant-General Johnstone
Jones, Inspector-General F. H. Cameron, Colonel John W. Gotten, Captain A. J. Elling-ton,
Lieutenant T. R. Robertson and Private John L. Cantwell, having been completed,
are hereby adopted for the guidance and government of the North Carolina State Guard.
and will be published in book form and distributed to the command in such numbers
and in such manner as shall hereafter be directed.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
46 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
NnRTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, August 18, 1884.
•[General Orders No. 5.]
The First, Second, Third and Fourth Regiments of the North Carolina State Guard
will appear at Raleigh on the 30th day of September, iu heavy marching order, to parti-cipate
in the opening ceremonies of the State Exposition, and for review by the Governor
and Commander-in-Chief, on October 1st.
The following programme is announced:
FIRST DAY.
I. The State Guard to escort Senator Hawley, the orator, the Governor and officials to
the grounds.
_'. Address by Senator Hawley.
:?. Review of the State Guard.
SECOND DAY.
1. Competitive drill of military companies, confined to North Carolina. First prize to
successful company, $300.
2. To next best drilled company, $100.
3. Rifle target shooting, by teams from companies, prize to best score by any team,
$100.
4. Competitive band practice—prize to best band, $100.
The State will furnish the troops with transportation, quarters at Camp Russell, fuel
and lights—the men will bring blankets. Companies must rely upon themselves for .
subsistence. Troops will arrive on September 30th and depart October 3d, so that the
expedition will not cover a period of more than four days. Troops will appear on parade
October 1st and 2d in full dress uniform.
Each company will be entitled to transportation and quarters for one caterer and two
cooks, or servants.
Military bands will be transported and quartered by the State in like manner with the
troops.
The competitive drill will be by printed schedule furnished the officers of companies,
under the usual rules and regulations governing competitive drills, and the award will
be made by three officers of the United States Army, detailed for the purpose, who will
not be known until they arrive on the ground.
The minimum number of men to be drilled by each company will be twenty-four, not
including two guides and three commissioned officers, and no credit will be allowed for
men in excess of the number named.
The drill will be confined to companies of the North Carolina State Guard.
General and Field officers and their Start's, and officers of the General Staff, will report
f ir duty to the Adjutant-General, on September 30th, at Camp Russell.
Companies that may be unable to attend will report the fact at once to this office, and
also to the .commandant of the regiment, together with a full statement of the cause of
inability to respond.
The details of this movement will hereafter be published in general orders.
The Commander-in-Chief expresses the hope that the state Guard will appear in full
numbers in obedience to this order, and that employers "ill permit their employees,
u ho are members of the State ( luard, to attend.
This Exposition is designed to display the resources and products of North Carolina,
and it is the earnest desire of the Governor that the opening ceremonies shall be at-
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(ended by the citizen soldiery, and that they appear with full ranks and in perfect order,
so that the State's progress in this line may be fully illustrated.
v
The companies of the colored battalion will be assembled at the opening of the North
Carolina Industrial Association, on the lGth of October, and encamped for several days;
the details of this movement will be announced in due time.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, September 3d, 1884.
[General Orders No. G.]
I. The following newly organized compauies are hereby assigned and lettered as fol-lows,
viz.
:
1. The Forsyth Riflemen, Captain S. H. Smith, Winston, to the Third Regiment, as
Company "A."
2. The Greenville Guards, Captain I. A. Sugg, Greenville, Pitt county, to the First
Regiment, as Company "B."
II. The Anson Veterans, Company "K," Second Regiment, having failed to comply
with the requirements of the law and regulations, is hereby disbanded, commissions of
the officers revoked, and the name of said company stricken from the rolls. The arms
and equipments, belonging to this State, in the possession of this company, will be deliv-ered
up to the State Ordnance Officer at Raleigh, forthwith.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, September 5, 1884.
[Special Orders No. 5.]
The Inspector-General is directed to inspect Company A, First Battalion Infantry
(colored), North Carolina State Guard, and make report to this-office.
The Commander-in-Chief receives and accepts the excuse rendered by the com-manding
officer of that company for their failure to appear at the inspection ordered
July 11th ulto.
By order of the Governor
:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Adjtjtant-Geneeai/b Department,
Raleigh, September 1.'. 1884
'.-. \i. Orders No. 7. ]
The following rules and regulations will govern the rifle matches of the North Can
Iina State Guard, at the State Exposition Grounds, Raleigh, October 2d, for thepri
offered by the Exposition Association:
('reedmoor targets will be used, and Creedmoor regulations will be observed. The
firing shall be at the two-hundred-yard range. The target, six l'eet in height, four feel
in width, has as its scoring values a "bullseye," whose value is '!
the target is white, the bullseye and rings black. The diameter of the bullseye is .8
inches: of the centre 26; of the inner 4(1 inches; while the outer composes all that part
of the target outside the greatest ring.
The scoring will .be done by means of discs and flags. A black disc indicates a shot
in the outer; a black and white disc a shot in the inner; a red disc a shot in the cen-tre;
a. white disc a shot in the bullseye. These discs shall be placed by the marker.
who is in the pit in front of the target, exactly over the hole made by the bullet. The
•', who is at the firing point, shall watch the discsand make the score. The waving
:' a blue flag in front of the target indicati s a " miss." The signal of danger, a red
-hall be displayed from the marker's pit whenever the latter may desire. Whil it is so
ilayed no firing will be allowed.
Eacli company which may compete for the prizes will 'I; so through a " team " of five
men, of any rank, each team to fire twenty-five shots. Each team will report to the offl-i
in charge of the firing. When the firing begins he will distribute to each team
twenty-five ball cartridges. This ammunition shall be service model, To grains powder,
500-grain bullet. The use of other ammunition will on no account be permitted.
The rifles shall be Springfield, State model, calibre 4">. The trigger-pull shall not be
less than four pounds. No hair or set triggers will be permitted. No globe or pee]
sights will be allowed, and no alteration of the ordinary front and roar Rights, by filing
Oi" otherwise, will be permitted.
The position in tiring shall be that prescribed in tactics for the s lorter ranges : stand-ing,
face to the target, rifle at the shoulder; the fingers of the left handt ) lie in front of
the trigger-guard. No artificial rest will be allowed.
The teams will draw for positions in order. Each team when called will take ammu-nition
from the officer in charge, and will begin firing. Each member of a team will
fire one round, then repeat in the same succession until the five rounds have been fired.
Special orders will give information as to the officer detailed to take charge of the
firing, and will also designate the hour at which the firing will begin.
ih. i members of each team shall be in the uniform worn by their respective compa-nies,
obedience to the instructions of the officer in charge and promptness in the e.t( -
'on of commands will be expected of every competitor.
'I'ho officer in charge will, as soon as the firing is ended, make :> complete report 01
the - sore to the Adjutant-General of the result. The latter officer will then report to the
retary of the State Exposition and award the prizes ' i the winners.
By order of the Governor:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General
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[General Orders No. 8.]
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, September 29, 1881.
I. The Raleigh Light Infantry, Company A, First Regiment, having failed to comply
with the laws and regulations governing the State Guard, are hereby disbanded, the
commissions of its officers revoked, and will be stricken from the muster-rolls.
II. The arms and equipments in possession of the company belonging to the .Slate
will be returned forthwith in good order to the State Ordnance Officer at Raleigh.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. <
'.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Raleigh, September 20, 1831.
[General Orders No. 9.]
I. The following hours will be observed by the troops while at Camp Russell, from
September 30th to October 3d, inclusive
:
Reveille (i A. M.
Surgeon's Call 0:3Q
"
Breakfast. 7
"
Guard Mounting 8
"
Drill '. 8:30
Assembly and leave camp for Exposition 10 "
Dress Parade and.
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EEPORT OF THE SECOND BRIGADE N. C. S. G.
CAMP JARVIS, RALEIGH, N. C, OCTOBER 1ST AND 2d, 1884.
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REPORT OF THE SURGEON-GENERAL
SURGEON-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Raleigh, October 28, It 84.
To General Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General North Carolina State Guard, Asheville, N. C.
General:—I have the honor to report that in obedience to Special Order No. 7, myself
and Medical Staff reported at Headquarters for duty on September 29th ult.
For the following two or three days during the service of the State Guard upon the
exercises attending the opening of the State Exposition, the sick belonging to the Guard
were promptly and properly attended to. The quarters for the entire Guard were neat
and comfortable, and the hospital was well supplied with medicines. Upon the march
the troops were followed by an ambulance corps, with ice and restoratives. The day was
warm, but the march was short—only about two-and-a-half miles—and no casualties
occurred.
The enclosed Hospital Report, and the Report of Dr. Hubert Haywood, Assistant Sur-geon-
General, contains a list of the sick and results.
I recommend to your especial consideration the services cf Dr. Hubert Haywood,
Assistant Surgeon-General, Dr. Crowell and Dr. Croome, and that an allowance be made
to each. I have the honor to be your obedient servant,
EUGENE GRISSOM,
Surgeon-General North Carolina State Guard.
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HOSPITAL REPORT.
Name.
Dancy, Frank L..
Jeffreys, Buck ....
Cobb, C. M
Rubs, John
Burch, W. R
Overby, W. B
Thomas, J. E
Brown, S. D
Wilkins, W. H
MeDevett, W. H..
Mayo, H. B
Tipton, J. C
Anthony, J. F
Smith, J. S
Bloom, Jim
Lee, J. F
Simpson. J. H
Austin, J. E. W...
Lowe,
Campbell, A
Depo, H. M
Maltsby, J. S
Moore, S. T
Richardson, E. E
Farris,
Company.
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ENCAMPMENT OF THE COLORED BATTALION.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR-GENERAL CAMERON.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR-GENERAL,
Raaeigh, N. C, October 18, 188*.
Geseeal Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General, Asheville, N. «'.
:
Slit:— I have the honor to report that, in compliance with the terms of General Order
No. 11 Companies "A " and "C," composing the First Battalion (colored) Infantry, N. C.
S. ' '., Went into camp at Camp Russell on the morning of the 15th, Major George Lane,
commanding.
On the afternoon of the same day I reviewed and inspected the battalion. On the 16th
a. competitive drill was had between the companies for the prize offered l>y the Statd
them, and for how long a time. It will be in the power of the Governor to furnish as
many soldiers as may be necessary.
I still hope and trust that this extraordinary measure may not be necessary.
Yours truly, .
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
3.—JUDGE GRAVES' APPLICATION FOR TROOPS.
[COPT.]
[TELEGRAMS.]
Hendersonville, N. C, March 22, 188J
Hon. T. J. Jarvis:
I am instructed by Judge Graves to say that he has information that Ray and Ander-son
in Asheville jail are not safely kept, and that he has ordered them delivered to the
Sheriff of Henderson county for safe-keeping; that he is further informed that they
have arms at their command, and apprehends danger of resistance to his order, and,
therefore, requests you to order the State Guard at Asheville to assist the Sheriff of Bun-combe
county in holding the prisouers to-night, and aid the Sheriff of Henderson in
delivering them to the jail in Hendersonville.
G. S. FERGUSON, Solicitor.
Raleigh, N. C, March 23, 1884.
W. T. Weaver, Captain Asheville Light Infantry
:
You are. hereby directed to detail from your command such force as the Sheriff of
Buncombe or Henderson may require to enforce the order of Judge Graves in the re-moval
of Ray and Anderson from Asheville to Hendersonville jail, and for their safe
custody while in Asheville and their safe removal to Hendersonville. Let your men
report to either sheriff and only in such numbers, and in ease of actual necessity.
T. J. JARYIs, Governor,
4.—GOVERNOR JARVIS' INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Executive Department,
Raleigh, April 1, 1884.
GEK. Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General, Asheville, N. <
'.
:
Leak Sir :—I enclose you a copy of a letter I have this day mailed to Solicitor Adams,
which will fully inform you of my views about sending troops to Mitchell Court 1 think
I have taken the true position, and that I occupy safe ground. The Judge is now mak-
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ing his rounds in the district holding his courts, and he is the best judge as to whetii ;r
he is able to preserve the peace or not without help. It would be discourteous, to say the
least of it, to send a military force to attend one of his courts upon the presumption that
he is not able to keep the peace, without being asked by him to do so. jlle may prefer to
rely upon the sheriff and the support of the law-abiding element of the county to sus-tain
him. If he desires a military force rfe can have it. So you will please instruct the
Sheriff of Mitchell to lay all his information as to the necessity of the presence of the
military before the Solicitor, and he will communicate it to the Judge, who will take
such action as he thinks proper. Keep the Statesville and Asheville companies well in
hand, so that either or both may be used if the Judge shall call for them. * *
Truly yours,
THOS. J. JARVIS.
5.—GOVERNOR JARVIS' LETTER TO SOLICITOR ADAMS.
(Referred to in preceding letter).
April 1st, 1SS4.
To Solicitor Eigiith Judicial District :
I send you enclosed so much of a letter received yesterday from General Jones, as
refers to the supposed purpose of the people of Mitchell to lynch Ray and Anderson
when they are taken there for trial, aad the supposed necessity for the presence of the
military; I beg that you will give the matter such attention as it deserves and consult
with the Judge*about it. I have no idea of sending the military where auy Judge is
holding Court unless the Judge himself asks for it. I am a great worshiper of the civil
law and a'great believer in the majesty and power of its Judges. And such I believe to
be the sentiment of the people of this State. I have never heard of a man being lynched
in this State while on his way to the Superior Court to be tried. Nor have I ever heard
of such a thing being done while the Court was in session, and I am loath to believe that
the people of Mitchell will attempt to do either. It would, in my opinion, be both improper
and a bad example to send the military in the presence of the Court without the request
of the Court, and, I repeat, I have no idea of doing it. I am not willing to take it for granted
that the Court will not be able to maintain peace and order and enforce the law and to
act upon such a presumption by sending the military, unasked, to aid the Court. If,
however, such an anomally should occur in the affairs of this State that any Judge is not
able with the means at his command to preserve the peace and enforce the law, I am
ready to respond to any call he may make upon me. While I do not believe in the use
of the military except in extreme eases of necessity, yet I believe that a wise Executive,
upon whom the maintenance of law and order must fall in times of outbreak and unusual
excitement, will, in time of quiet, provide himself with a force—call it militia, State
Guard, or what you may—upon which he can rely when the hour of danger and disorder
comes, and the time for action on his part arrives.
By the aid of officials and men who have given their time and no little of their scanty
means to the service, the State now has an efficient Guard, with the merest trifle of cost
to the public treasury, upon which the State can rely in any emergency, and with which
any lawlessness can be easily put down.
Please make known to Judge Shipp the contents of this letter, and say to him I will
give him any support he may desire, and that I shall direct that all communications on
that subject from the sheriff, or any other person in Mitchell, come through him.
It is yet some weeks to Mitchell Court, so you will have ample time to collect all the
needful information for the Judge to enable him to act considerately in the matter, and
this I beg that you will do. I sincerely trust the conclusions you will both reach will be
that no armed force is necessary, and that the results will show that you were right. If,
however, you reach a different conclusion, the Judge has but to inform me of his wishes
through you, or direct himself, and they shall be carried out, ic, &e.
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6.—LETTER FROM ADJUTANT-GENERAL TO SHERIFF HICKEY.
[Office copy—Original sent by registered letter, April 2, 18*4. Copy sent Governor,
April 2, 1884-] #
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, April 2, 1884.
Sheriff W. C. Hickey, Bakersville, N. C.
:
Dear Sir:—I am to-day in receipt of a letter, dated the 1st inst., from His Excellency.
Thos. J. Jarvis, in which he encloses copy of a letter written by him to Solicitor Adams
in relation to the employment of military at the coming trial of Ray and Anderson.
1 enclose you a copy of this letter in order that you may be fully informed as to the
steps to be taken by you in case you shall need the assistance of the military and shall
make application therefor, and also that you may fully understand the views of the Chief
Executive upon the matter.
I am instructed by the Governor to say to you, that you will lay all your information as
to the necessity of the presence of the military in Mitchell county at the approaching-trial
of Ray and Anderson, before the Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial District, and
further, that he, the Solicitor, will communicate such information to the Judge riding the
district, who will take such action as lie thinks proper/
You will please acknowledge the receipt of this letter by return mail, directed to me
at Asheville. Very respectfully,
(Signed) JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
-ADJUTANT-GENERAL TO GOVERNOR JARVIS.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Department,
Asheville, April 2, 1884
To His Excellency, T. J. Jarvis,
Dear Sir:—1 have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communication of the
1st instant.
I have communicated your instructions to Sheriff Hickey by registered letter this daj .
and I enclose for your information a copy of my letter to him.
The "Iredell Blues" and the "Asheville Light Infantry" are in readiness to respond
immediately to any call that may be made upon them. They are provided with every
ttiing necessary for active service, except blankets and camp equipage. Should they be
ordered out, I should hate to see them go to Mitchell and be exposed to the weather
without tents and blankets, &c.
As to the necessity likely to arise for the employment of the troops at the trial, my
..,vn individual opinion is, that the Sheriff of Mitchell, with a sufficient posse of pick..!
men can both "protect life and preserve law and order." With twelve resolute men
summoned by the sheriff, I would be willing to undertake the job. I think I know the
people of Mitchell county, and I don't believe they will interfere with the regular admin-istration
of justice. They are not the lawless people that some writers have represented
them to be. The civil power is, in my opinion, amply able to take May and Anderson to.
Bakersville .and hold them there safely pending the trial.
But, the responsibility of the employment of troops rests with others. My duty is plain :
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To obey your orders ; to have the troops in readiness to respond promptly to your call,
and to execute your commands effectively; this, I am ready to do, much as I would
deplore the sight of soldiers around a North Carolina court-house.
I have the two companies named in your letter in perfect readiness to instantly obey
your call or that of the Judge of the district.
I will meet you at Waynesville on Tuesday of next week.
I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
8.—APPLICATION OF SHERIFF OF HENDERSON FOR TROOPS.
[copy.]
Hendersonville, N. C, April 8, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General N. C.
:
My Dear General:—I am ordered by his Honor, Judge Graves, to deliver Ed. Ray and
W. A. Anderson, now in Henderson county jail, charged with the murder of Ed. Horton,
Sebe Miller and S. Burleson, in Mitchell county, to the Sheriff of Mitchell county, on the
21st day of April, 1884, and am advised by G. S. Ferguson, Solicitor of the Ninth Judicial
District of North Carolina, to apply to you for the military company of your town, or a
guard, in making said delivery. I feel no hesitancy in making the application, and hope
the same will not be refused, as I will doubtless have some trouble to get a sufficient and
proper guard in my county. By a speedy answer you will greatly oblige,
Your servant,
M. S. JUSTUS,
Sheriff Henderson County, N. C.
9.—TELEGRAM FROM GOVERNOR JARVIS.
Raleigh, N. C, April 10, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones:
I think it better for you to forward all applications and information you may have
about Ray and Anderson to the Judge. Write him you will confer with him if he desires.
I do not wish to seem to obtrude upon him.
THOS. J. JARVIS.
10.—ADJUTANT-GENERAL TO GOVERNOR JARVIS.
Asheville, April 13, 1884.
Governor Thos. J. Jarvis:
Dear Sir:—In obedience to your telegraphic instructions of the 10th inst., received by
me on the 11th, I sent by special messenger the application of the Sheriff of Henderson
for military assistance to Judge Shipp at Burnsville. I enclose a copy of the answer
received last night. I have to-day instructed Sheriff Justus that you will not act upon
his application for troops for the present; but will await a call from Judge Shipp.
I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
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11.—ADJUTANT-GENERAL TO SHERIFF JUSTUS.
Ashevillk, N. C, April 13, 1884.
Sheriff M. S. Justus:
Dear Sir :—Your application of the 8th inst., for troops to guard Kay and Anderson to
Bakersville, was referred by me to Gov. Jarvis, and Judge Shipp, who is now riding the
Eighth Judicial District. In accordance with instructions received from Gov. Jarvis
and information and advice from Judge Shipp, I have to inform you that your applica-tion
for military assistance will not be acted on for the present; but we will await the
final decision of Judge Shipp and Solicitor Adams. Should they call for troops, you will
be furnished with a number sufficient for the purpose, Please acknowledge receipt of
this. Your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General N. C.
12.—LETTER TO JUDGE SHIPP.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Adjutant-General's Depaktment,
Asheville, April 11, 1884.
Hon. W. M. Shipp,
Judge Presiding, Eighth Judicial District, Burnsville, N. C.
:
Dear Sir:—Under instructions of Governor Jarvis, I herewith transmit for your con-sideration
copy of an application received by me on the 9th instant from the Sheriff of
Henderson county.
If you desire to confer with me in person with regard to this matter, I will, at your
request, go to see you at Burnsville.
You will please send your answer by the bearer of this communication, Mr. T. B.
Young. I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
JOHNSTONE JONES,
Adjutant-General.
13.—REPLY OF JUDGE SHIPP.
Burnsville, April 12, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones :
My Dear Sir :—Your communication enclosing one from the Sheriff of Henderson was
handed me this morning by Mr. Young. The Solicitor and Mr. Gudger nave been con-sidering
the subject of bringing those prisoners, with great earnestness and deliberation,
fur the last week. They announce, as a general conclusion, that a military escort should
be avoided, if possible. It is agreed, however, that a final decision shall he postponed
until we go to Mitchell Court. Mr. Adams will, in the meantime, write to the Sheriff of
Henderson not to act in the matter until further orders.
From what I hear from Mitchell, I think the people are disposed to be quiet. * * *
1 would advise, upon the whole, that action be suspended in the premises until after the
meeting at Mitchell Court. Very respectfully,
W. M. sill PP.
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14.—REPORT OF CAPTAIN WEAVER.
Asheville, N. C, March 2G, 1884.
General Johnstone Jones,
Adjutant-General of N. C.
:
Sir :—I have the honor to submit the following report : On Sunday evening, March 23,
1884, at 9 o'clock, I received from Gov. Thos. J. Jarvis the following telegram :
" Raleigh, N. C, March 23, 1884.
W. T. Weaver, Captain Asheville Light Infantry :
You are hereby directed to detail from your command such force as the Sheriff of Bun-combe
or Henderson may require to enforce the order of Judge Graves in the removal
of Ray and Anderson from Asheville to Hendersonville jail, and for theirsafe custody
while in Asheville, and their safe removal to Hendersonville. Let your men report to
either sheriff, and only in such numbers and in case of actual necessity.
THOS. J. JARVIS."
I reported immediately to the Sheriff of Henderson county, in Asheville, who ordered
that I place a guard of fifteen men around the jail at Asheville. By 10% o'clock p. m. I
had the guard assembled and placed on duty. At six o'clock on the morning of March
24th the guard was taken off and assembled in the Company Armory. The Sheriff
of Henderson then ordered that fourteen men of this guard accompany him in the
removal of Ray and Anderson from the Asheville jail to that of Henderson.
After a delay of near two hours in getting breakfast for the men, and horses for their
transportation, we took up the line of march for Hendersonville, with the prisoners,
Ray and Anderson. The road was in such a miry condition, on account of heavy rains,
and the streams so flooded, that we were compelled to use horses.
The following commissioned and non-commissioned officers and privates constituted
the guard
:
Captain W. T. Weaver, commanding,
First Lieutenant C. A. Mosley,
Second Sergeant W. L. Murphy,
Third Sergeant W. R. Israel,
Third Corporal J. A. Campbell,
Fourth Corporal E. Weddin,
Privates—W. R, Byrd, J. W. Speares, J. O. Howell, C. H. Miller, T. W. Pulling, Walter
Allen, James Young and H. C. Jones.
On the afternoon of March 24th we arrived in Hendersonville at about 4 o'clock, and
remained subject to the order of the sheriff until 9 o'clock in the morning of March
25th, when he decided that further assistance from the military was unnecessary, and
discharged us from further duty. We returned to Asheville, arriving at our Armory
at about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of March 25th.
Appended yoii will please find statement in detail of expenses incurred.
I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
W. T. WEAVER,
Captain commanding Co. B, 3d Regiment N. C. S. G.
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REPORT OF COMPETITIVE DRILL.
To the Adjutant-General :
Your committee take pleasure in reporting that the drill, as a whole, was eminently
satisfactory, the mistakes made '.being, many of them, due to the recent revision of
Upton's Tactics. P^very company competing would do honor to any State. Any State in
the Union might well be proud to count among its Guard such a private as Colonel Cant-well,
of the Wilmington Light Infantry, a veteran of the Mexican war, bearing on his
breast the medal of Churubusco.
In changing direction on a movable pivot, your committee observed that, without excep-tion,
the pivot file failed to take the step of nine inches prescribed by tactics.
Some of the movements relating to the manual of arms (embraced between num